oranje

oranje

See also: Oranje

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج‎ (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ‎ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈrɑɲə/

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Adjective

oranje (attributive oranje, comparative oranjier, superlative oranjeste)

1. orange

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج‎ (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ‎, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːˈrɑn.jə/

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• Hyphenation: oran‧je
• Rhymes: -ɑnjə
• Homophone: Oranje

Adjective

oranje (comparative oranjer, superlative meest oranje or oranjest)

1. orange

   De sinaasappel is oranje.

   The orange is orange.

Inflection

Inflection of oranje
uninflected	oranje
inflected	oranje
comparative	oranjer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		oranje	oranjer	het oranjest het oranjeste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	oranje	oranjere	oranjeste
	n. sing.	oranje	oranjer	oranjeste
	plural	oranje	oranjere	oranjeste
definite		oranje	oranjere	oranjeste
partitive		oranjes	oranjers	—

Noun

oranje n (uncountable)

1. the color orange

Descendants

• Afrikaans: oranje
• → Indonesian: oranye
• → Papiamentu: oraño

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)

wit	grijs	zwart
rood; karmijnrood	oranje; bruin	geel; roomwit
groengeel/limoengroen	groen
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw	azuurblauw	blauw
violet; indigo	magenta; paars	roze

• Oranje

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Manx

Noun

oranje f (genitive singular oranje, plural oranjeyn)

1. orange (fruit)