Clementine
See also: clementine, Clémentine, and clémentine
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/
Adjective
Clementine (comparative more Clementine, superlative most Clementine)
- Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).
Proper noun
Clementine
- A female given name from Latin borrowed from French Clémentine in the 19th century.
- 1884, debated authorship, Oh My Darling Clementine (a ballad):
- Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
- Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
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German
Alternative forms
- Klementine
Etymology
Borrowed from French clémentine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klemɛnˈtiːnə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Cle‧men‧ti‧ne
Noun
Clementine f (genitive Clementine, plural Clementinen)
- clementine (type of small, sweet orange)
Usage notes
- The spelling Clementine has been an optional spelling since 2011.
Declension
Declension of Clementine [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Clementine | die | Clementinen |
| genitive | einer | der | Clementine | der | Clementinen |
| dative | einer | der | Clementine | den | Clementinen |
| accusative | eine | die | Clementine | die | Clementinen |
Further reading
- “Clementine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Clementine” in Duden online
- “Clementine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Luxembourgish
Noun
Clementine f (plural Clementinnen)
- clementine