Noun: koriander
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Indefinite
| Sg. | koriander |
| Pl. | koriandere |
Definite
| Sg. | korianderen |
| Pl. | korianderne |
Sample Sentences
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tørket, malt koriander (dried, ground coriander)
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gi retten et dryss med grovt hakket koriander (give the dish a sprinkle of coarsely chopped coriander) [2013, Trine Sandberg, Trines mat, page 31:]
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en neve koriander, hakket (a handful of coriander, chopped) [2021, Aicha Bouhlou, Aichas salatfantasier, page 237:]
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få andre vekster vekker like sterke reaksjoner som koriander (few other plants provoke reactions as strong as coriander) [2024, Ida Norderhaug and Marthe Norderhaug, Markens grøde, page 242:]
Nouns inflected like koriander
synder,
synser,
urmaker,
swazilender,
sementblander,
serber,
server,
setter,
seiler,
selger,
samler,
sanger,
sakser,
brødrister,
skuter,
skater,
skaper,
sanktlucianer,
befrier,
beniner, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from Latin coriandrum (“coriander”), from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron, “coriander”), alternative form of κορίαννον (koríannon, “coriander”). Often connected with κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”), referring to the plant’s smell.
2. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk koriander, Danish koriander, Swedish koriander, German Koriander, and French coriandre (“coriander”). See: Latin Nouns '
coriandrum', Ancient Greek Nouns '
κορίανδρον', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
koriander', Swedish Nouns '
koriander', German Nouns '
Koriander', French Nouns '
coriandre'.
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