arbus
Swedish
Etymology
Like Finnish arbuusi, from Russian арбу́з (arbúz), from Tatar карбыз (qarbız), from Persian خربز (xarbuz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Finland) /ɑrˈbʉːs/
Noun
arbus c
- (Finland, dialectal) watermelon
Declension
| Declension of arbus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | arbus | arbusen | arbuser | arbuserna |
| Genitive | arbus | arbusens | arbusers | arbusernas |
Synonyms
- vattenmelon
References
- arbus in Finlandssvensk ordbok
- arbus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- brusa, busar