Noun: fersken
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | fersken |
| Sg. definite | ferskenen; fersknen |
| Pl. indefinite | ferskener; ferskner |
| Pl. definite | ferskenerne; fersknerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | ferskens |
| Sg. definite | ferskenens; fersknens |
| Pl. indefinite | ferskeners; ferskners |
| Pl. definite | ferskenernes; fersknernes |
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Etymology
1. From Old Danish persic, borrowed via Middle Low German persik from Late Latin (mālum) Persicum (“Persian apple”), a calque of Ancient Greek μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, “Persian apple”). Cognate with Swedish persika, German Pfirsich and French pêche (whence English peach).
2. The modern Danish form with f- has been influenced by German Pfirsich. See: Swedish Nouns '
persika', German Nouns '
Pfirsich', French Nouns '
pêche', English Nouns '
peach', German Nouns '
Pfirsich'.
Verbs referencing "fersken"
Faroese Nouns
ferska.
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