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Swedish noun

en apelsin

orange

Meaning

orange

In Swedish: en citrusfrukt

Forms

Forms of apelsin
Singular, indefiniteen apelsin
Singular, definiteapelsinen
Plural, indefiniteapelsiner
Plural, definiteapelsinerna

apelsin is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor apelsin, den stora apelsinen. Check another noun

Practise apelsin

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Is it en apelsin or ett apelsin?

apelsin in a sentence

  • skala en apelsin
    peel an orange
  • apelsinskal
    orange peel
  • pressa saften ur en apelsin
    squeeze the juice from [out of] an orange
  • Apelsin innehåller mycket C-vitamin
    Oranges [orange] are high in [contain much] vitamin C
  • en orange apelsin
    an orange orange

Words built with apelsin

Questions

What does apelsin mean in English?

apelsin means “orange”.

Is it en apelsin or ett apelsin?

It is en apelsin, and “the orange” is apelsinen.

What is the plural of apelsin?

The plural of apelsin is apelsiner, and the definite plural is apelsinerna.

Origin

Borrowing from older Low German Appelsina and in some dialects older Dutch appelsien.

Nearby common words

apelsin is number 6,135 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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