arbus
Swedish
Etymology
From Russian арбу́з (arbúz) (compare Finnish arbuusi), from Tatar карбыз (qarbız), from Persian خربز (xarboz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Finland) /ɑrˈbʉːs/
Noun
arbus c
- (Finland, dialectal) watermelon
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | arbus | arbus |
| definite | arbusen | arbusens | |
| plural | indefinite | arbuser | arbusers |
| definite | arbuserna | arbusernas |
Synonyms
References
- arbus in Finlandssvensk ordbok
- “arbus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)