/ˈkvɛːðə/, [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛːð̩]
OriginFrom Middle Low German quede (“quince”), from Latin cydōnium (quidōnium), from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον μῆλον (kudṓnion mêlon), lit. "apples from the city of Kydonia" (modern Chania on Crete). Compare also German Quitte (hence Swedish kvitten). English quince comes via French coing from a different Latin form, cotōneum.
- common-genderquince (the tree Cydonia oblonga)
- common-genderquince (the fruits from the tree Cydonia oblonga)
Formskvæden(definite, singular) · kvæder(indefinite, plural) · kvæde(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kvæden(definite, nominative, singular) · kvæder(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kvæderne(definite, nominative, plural) · kvædes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kvædens(definite, genitive, singular) · kvæders(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kvædernes(definite, genitive, plural) · kvad(past) · kvædet(participle, past) · kvæder(active, present) · kvædes(passive, present) · kvad(active, past) · -(passive, past) · kvæde(active, infinitive) · kvædes(infinitive, passive) · kvæd(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive)
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