Banane

See also: banane and banané

German

Alternative forms
  • Banana (obsolete; until 19th c.)

Etymology

16th century, from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language of West Africa. A further origin from Arabic بَنان (banān, “fingertips”) has been considered, but there is no particular reason to believe the similarity to be anything but coincidental. (The use of بنان for “banana” in Maghrebi Arabic dialects is borrowed from European languages.) The German form in -e is attested from the 19th century, though it may be somewhat older in speech.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈnaːnə/
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Noun

Banane f (genitive Banane, plural Bananen, diminutive Banänchen n)

  1. banana (fruit)

Declension
Declension of Banane [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Banane die Bananen
genitive einer der Banane der Bananen
dative einer der Banane den Bananen
accusative eine die Banane die Bananen

Further reading
  • “Banane” in Duden online
  • “Banane” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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