oliven

See also: Oliven

Cornish

Noun

oliven f

  1. singulative of oliv (olives)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish oliuæ, borrowed via Middle Low German olīve and Old French olive from Latin olīva (olive). Cf. also Swedish oliv, German Olive, Dutch olijf, English olive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈliːˀvən/, [oˈliˀʋn̩], [oˈliwˀn̩]

Noun

oliven c (singular definite olivenen, plural indefinite oliven)

  1. olive (the fruit)
  2. olive (the tree)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).

Adjective

oliven (indeclinable)

  1. olive (colour)

Synonyms

Noun

oliven m (definite singular olivenen, indefinite plural olivener, definite plural olivenene)

  1. an olive (fruit of the olive tree)
  2. an olive (the tree itself)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).

Adjective

oliven (indeclinable)

  1. olive (colour)

Synonyms

  • olivengrøn

Noun

oliven m (definite singular olivenen, indefinite plural olivenar, definite plural olivenane)

  1. an olive (fruit of the olive tree)
  2. an olive (the tree itself)

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Swedish

Noun

oliven

  1. definite singular of oliv

West Frisian

Noun

oliven

  1. plural of oliif
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