nerënxë

Albanian

Etymology

Either from Greek νεράντζι (nerántzi) or from Ottoman Turkish نارنج (narenc, narenç), both of which are in turn borrowed from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), which itself is borrowed from Persian نارنگ (nârang) and is ultimately derived from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).[1] Compare Hindi नारंगी (nāraṅgī), Spanish naranja, Serbo-Croatian naranča and English orange, all from the same source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛˈɾənd͡z(ə)/

Noun

nerënxë m (plural nerënxa, definite nerënxa, definite plural nerënxat)

  1. bitter orange, Seville orange

Declension
Declension of nerënxë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative nerënxë nerënxa nerënxa nerënxat
accusative nerënxën
dative nerënxe nerënxave nerënxës nerënxavet
ablative nerënxash

See also

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “nerënxë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1045
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