mandariin

Estonian

Mandariin (the fruit of Citrus reticulata)

Etymology

Via Portuguese mandarim, or French mandarine, or via some other European language; from Malay menteri, ultimately from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “counselor”). See also Latvian mandarīns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn/, [ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn]

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• Rhymes: -ɑndɑriːn
• Hyphenation: man‧da‧riin

Noun

mandariin (genitive mandariini, partitive mandariini)

1. tangerine, mandarin orange
   1. A small orange citrus fruit, the fruit of Citrus reticulata.

      Ostsin poest mandariine ja apelsine.

      I bought tangerines and oranges from the store.

2. (historical) mandarin
   1. An indigenous government official in the Chinese Empire.

Declension

Declension of mandariin (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		mandariin	mandariinid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	mandariini
genitive			mandariinide
partitive		mandariini	mandariine mandariinisid
illative		mandariini mandariinisse	mandariinidesse mandariinesse
inessive		mandariinis	mandariinides mandariines
elative		mandariinist	mandariinidest mandariinest
allative		mandariinile	mandariinidele mandariinele
adessive		mandariinil	mandariinidel mandariinel
ablative		mandariinilt	mandariinidelt mandariinelt
translative		mandariiniks	mandariinideks mandariineks
terminative		mandariinini	mandariinideni
essive		mandariinina	mandariinidena
abessive		mandariinita	mandariinideta
comitative		mandariiniga	mandariinidega

Derived terms

• mandariinikoor
• mandariinimahl
• mandariinipuu

References

• “mandariin”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “mandariin”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “mandariin”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• mandariin in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)