oliven
See also: Oliven
Cornish
Noun
oliven f
- singulative of oliv (“olives”)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish oliuæ, borrowed via Middle Low German olīve and Old French olive from Latin olīva (“olive”). Cf. also Swedish oliv, German Olive, Dutch olijf, English olive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈliːˀvən/, [oˈliˀʋn̩], [oˈliwˀn̩]
Noun
oliven c (singular definite olivenen, plural indefinite oliven)
- olive (the fruit)
- olive (the tree)
Inflection
Declension of oliven
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | oliven | olivenen | oliven | olivenene olivenerne |
| genitive | olivens | olivenens | olivens | olivenenes olivenernes |
Derived terms
- olivengren
- olivenolie
- oliventræ
References
- “oliven” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).
Adjective
oliven (indeclinable)
- olive (colour)
Synonyms
- olivengrønn
Noun
oliven m (definite singular olivenen, indefinite plural olivener, definite plural olivenene)
- an olive (fruit of the olive tree)
- an olive (the tree itself)
Synonyms
- oliventre (the tree)
Derived terms
- olivengren
- olivenlund
- olivenolje
References
- “oliven” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).
Adjective
oliven (indeclinable)
- olive (colour)
Synonyms
- olivengrøn
Noun
oliven m (definite singular olivenen, indefinite plural olivenar, definite plural olivenane)
- an olive (fruit of the olive tree)
- an olive (the tree itself)
Synonyms
- oliventre (the tree)
Derived terms
- olivenlund
- olivenolje
References
- “oliven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
oliven
- definite singular of oliv.
West Frisian
Noun
oliven
- plural of oliif