aprikos
Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”). See English apricot for more info.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑprɪkuːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
Noun
aprikos m (definite singular aprikosen, indefinite plural aprikoser, definite plural aprikosene)
- an apricot (fruit)
References
- “aprikos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”). See English apricot for more info.
Noun
aprikos m (definite singular aprikosen, indefinite plural aprikosar, definite plural aprikosane)
- an apricot (fruit)
References
- “aprikos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from French abricots, plural of abricot, from Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albaricoque, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Latin praecocia, form of praecox.
Declension
| Declension of aprikos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | aprikos | aprikosen | aprikoser | aprikoserna |
| Genitive | aprikos | aprikosens | aprikosers | aprikosernas |
Adjective
aprikos (comparative mer aprikos, superlative mest aprikos)
- (color) apricot
- Synonym: aprikosfärgad
Declension
| Inflection of aprikos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | aprikos | mer aprikos | mest aprikos |
| Neuter singular | aprikost | mer aprikost | mest aprikost |
| Plural | aprikosa | mer aprikosa | mest aprikosa |
| Masculine plural3 | aprikose | mer aprikosa | mest aprikosa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | aprikose | mer aprikose | mest aprikose |
| All | aprikosa | mer aprikosa | mest aprikosa |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- aprikosmarmelad