citron

See also: Citron and citrón

English

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɹən/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈsɪtəɹn/[2]
  • Homophones: citrine (General American), Citroën (UK)

Noun

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.

Translations

Adjective

citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)

  1. Of a greenish yellow colour.

Derived terms

See also
  • Appendix:Colors

References
  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)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.72, page 275.

Anagrams

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪtron]
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪtroːn]

Noun

citron m inan

  1. lemon

Declension
Declension of citron (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative citron citrony
genitive citronu citronů
dative citronu citronům
accusative citron citrony
vocative citrone citrony
locative citroně, citronu citronech
instrumental citronem citrony

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

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

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

Noun

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

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

Inflection
Declension of citron
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative citron citronen citroner citronerne
genitive citrons citronens citroners citronernes

Further reading

Esperanto

Noun

citron

  1. accusative singular of citro

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si.tʁɔ̃/
  • audio(file)

Noun

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

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

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

Pronunciation
  • audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /sɪˈtruːn/

Noun

citron c

  1. a lemon

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

Derived terms
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