citron

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime), Latin citrus (citron tree, thuja), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros) (see there for further etymology).[1]

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Noun[edit]

citron (countable and uncountable, plural citrons)

  1. A greenish yellow colour.
    citron:  
  2. A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
  3. The fruit of a citron tree.
  4. The candied rind of the citron fruit.

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Adjective[edit]

citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)

  1. Of a greenish yellow colour.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, 4th edn. (Paris: Le Robert, 2010), 2197-8.
  2. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.72, page 275.

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Czech[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

citron m inan

  1. lemon

Declension[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • citron in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • citron in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /siˈtroːˀn/, [siˈtˢʁ̥oˀn], [siˈtsʰχoˀn]
  • Rhymes: -oːˀn

Noun[edit]

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

  1. lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)

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Esperanto[edit]

Noun[edit]

citron

  1. accusative singular of citro

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin citrus (citron tree, thuja), probably connected with Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, cedar, juniper).[1]

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Noun[edit]

citron m (plural citrons)

  1. lemon
  2. lime (citrus)
  3. brimstone (butterfly)
  4. (colloquial) noggin (head)
  5. (Quebec, informal) lemon (defective item)
  6. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian
    Synonym: see Est-Asiatique
    Hyponym: chinetoque

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, 4th edn. (Paris: Le Robert, 2010), 2197-8.

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

citron c

  1. a lemon

Declension[edit]

Declension of citron 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative citron citronen citroner citronerna
Genitive citrons citronens citroners citronernas

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