avokado

See also: avokádo, avokádó, and avókadó

Cornish

Etymology

From English avocado.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌavɔˈkadɔ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌævəˈkædɔ]

Noun

avokado m (plural avokados)

1. avocado

Danish

Alternative forms

• avocado

Etymology

From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avokaːdo/, [avoˈkʰæːd̥o]

Noun

avokado c (singular definite avokadoen, plural indefinite avokadoer)

1. avocado

Inflection

Declension of avokado

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	avokado	avokadoen	avokadoer	avokadoerne
genitive	avokados	avokadoens	avokadoers	avokadoernes

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Compare Italian avocado, Spanish aguacate, French avocat, German Avocado, Yiddish אַוואָקאַדאָ (avokado), Polish awokado, Russian авокадо (avokado).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [avoˈkado]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: a‧vo‧ka‧do

Noun

avokado (accusative singular avokadon, plural avokadoj, accusative plural avokadojn)

1. avocado (pulpy fruit of the avocado tree)

   Avokadoj havas multan fibron kaj aliajn nutraĵojn.

   Avocados have lots of fiber and other nutrients.

Faroese

Etymology

From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avokaːto/

Noun

avokado f (genitive singular avokadoar, plural avokadoir)

1. avocado

Finnish

Alternative forms

• avokaato (obsolete or humouristic)

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English avocado, German Avocado, Russian авокадо (avokado), Swedish avokado). Ultimately from Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋokɑ(ː)do/, [ˈɑ̝ʋo̞ˌkɑ̝(ː)do̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑdo
• Hyphenation^(key): avo‧ka‧do

Noun

avokado

1. avocado

Declension

Inflection of avokado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		avokado	avokadot
genitive		avokadon	avokadojen
partitive		avokadoa	avokadoja
illative		avokadoon	avokadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		avokado	avokadot
accusative	nom.	avokado	avokadot
	gen.	avokadon
genitive		avokadon	avokadojen
partitive		avokadoa	avokadoja
inessive		avokadossa	avokadoissa
elative		avokadosta	avokadoista
illative		avokadoon	avokadoihin
adessive		avokadolla	avokadoilla
ablative		avokadolta	avokadoilta
allative		avokadolle	avokadoille
essive		avokadona	avokadoina
translative		avokadoksi	avokadoiksi
abessive		avokadotta	avokadoitta
instructive		—	avokadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of avokado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avokadoni avokadoni accusative nom. avokadoni avokadoni gen. avokadoni genitive avokadoni avokadojeni partitive avokadoani avokadojani inessive avokadossani avokadoissani elative avokadostani avokadoistani illative avokadooni avokadoihini adessive avokadollani avokadoillani ablative avokadoltani avokadoiltani allative avokadolleni avokadoilleni essive avokadonani avokadoinani translative avokadokseni avokadoikseni abessive avokadottani avokadoittani instructive — — comitative — avokadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avokadosi avokadosi accusative nom. avokadosi avokadosi gen. avokadosi genitive avokadosi avokadojesi partitive avokadoasi avokadojasi inessive avokadossasi avokadoissasi elative avokadostasi avokadoistasi illative avokadoosi avokadoihisi adessive avokadollasi avokadoillasi ablative avokadoltasi avokadoiltasi allative avokadollesi avokadoillesi essive avokadonasi avokadoinasi translative avokadoksesi avokadoiksesi abessive avokadottasi avokadoittasi instructive — — comitative — avokadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avokadomme avokadomme accusative nom. avokadomme avokadomme gen. avokadomme genitive avokadomme avokadojemme partitive avokadoamme avokadojamme inessive avokadossamme avokadoissamme elative avokadostamme avokadoistamme illative avokadoomme avokadoihimme adessive avokadollamme avokadoillamme ablative avokadoltamme avokadoiltamme allative avokadollemme avokadoillemme essive avokadonamme avokadoinamme translative avokadoksemme avokadoiksemme abessive avokadottamme avokadoittamme instructive — — comitative — avokadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avokadonne avokadonne accusative nom. avokadonne avokadonne gen. avokadonne genitive avokadonne avokadojenne partitive avokadoanne avokadojanne inessive avokadossanne avokadoissanne elative avokadostanne avokadoistanne illative avokadoonne avokadoihinne adessive avokadollanne avokadoillanne ablative avokadoltanne avokadoiltanne allative avokadollenne avokadoillenne essive avokadonanne avokadoinanne translative avokadoksenne avokadoiksenne abessive avokadottanne avokadoittanne instructive — — comitative — avokadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative avokadonsa avokadonsa accusative nom. avokadonsa avokadonsa gen. avokadonsa genitive avokadonsa avokadojensa partitive avokadoaan avokadoansa avokadojaan avokadojansa inessive avokadossaan avokadossansa avokadoissaan avokadoissansa elative avokadostaan avokadostansa avokadoistaan avokadoistansa illative avokadoonsa avokadoihinsa adessive avokadollaan avokadollansa avokadoillaan avokadoillansa ablative avokadoltaan avokadoltansa avokadoiltaan avokadoiltansa allative avokadolleen avokadollensa avokadoilleen avokadoillensa essive avokadonaan avokadonansa avokadoinaan avokadoinansa translative avokadokseen avokadoksensa avokadoikseen avokadoiksensa abessive avokadottaan avokadottansa avokadoittaan avokadoittansa instructive — — comitative — avokadoineen avokadoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• avokadopuu

 

Further reading

• “avokado”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English avocado, Italian avocado, French avocat, German Avocado, Russian авокадо (avokado), Spanish aguacate. Paronym to advokato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.voˈka.do/

Noun

avokado (plural avokadi)

1. avocado

Derived terms

• avokadiero (“avocado (tree)”)

Latvian

Avokado (1)

Avokado (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Spanish aguacate, itself a borrowing from Nahuatl āhuacatl. In Europe, the term was also influenced by confusion with Spanish abogado (“lawyer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [avoˈkadoː]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [avoˈkaːdoː]

• Audio:

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Noun

avokado m (invariable)

1. avocado plant (Persea americana)

   avokado ir lauru dzimtas augs ― the avocado is a plant of the family Lauraceae

2. avocado fruit (the large, yellowish-green, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree)

   avokado satur daudz tiamīnu (B1), riboflavīnu (B2) un A vitamīnu ― the avocado contains a lot of vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin) and A

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish avocado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʋokǎːdo/
• Hyphenation: a‧vo‧ka‧do

Noun

avokádo m (Cyrillic spelling авока́до)

1. avocado

Declension

Declension of avokado

	singular	plural
nominative	avokado	avokada
genitive	avokada	avokada
dative	avokadu	avokadima
accusative	avokado	avokada
vocative	avokado	avokada
locative	avokadu	avokadima
instrumental	avokadom	avokadima

References

• “avokado”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish avocado, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avʊˈkɑːdʊ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑːdʊ

Noun

avokado c

1. avocado

Declension

Declension of avokado

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avokado	avokados
	definite	avokadon	avokadons
plural	indefinite	avokador	avokadors
	definite	avokadorna	avokadornas

References

• avokado in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English avocado, from Spanish avocado, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”), from Proto-Nahuan *pa:wa (“avocado”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ävoˈkäːdo]
• Hyphenation: a‧vo‧ka‧do

• Audio:

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Noun

avokado (definite accusative avokadoyu, plural avokadolar)

1. avocado

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	avokado
Definite accusative	avokadoyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avokado	avokadolar
Definite accusative	avokadoyu	avokadoları
Dative	avokadoya	avokadolara
Locative	avokadoda	avokadolarda
Ablative	avokadodan	avokadolardan
Genitive	avokadonun	avokadoların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular avokadom avokadolarım 2nd singular avokadon avokadoların 3rd singular avokadosu avokadoları 1st plural avokadomuz avokadolarımız 2nd plural avokadonuz avokadolarınız 3rd plural avokadoları avokadoları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular avokadomu avokadolarımı 2nd singular avokadonu avokadolarını 3rd singular avokadosunu avokadolarını 1st plural avokadomuzu avokadolarımızı 2nd plural avokadonuzu avokadolarınızı 3rd plural avokadolarını avokadolarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular avokadoma avokadolarıma 2nd singular avokadona avokadolarına 3rd singular avokadosuna avokadolarına 1st plural avokadomuza avokadolarımıza 2nd plural avokadonuza avokadolarınıza 3rd plural avokadolarına avokadolarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular avokadomda avokadolarımda 2nd singular avokadonda avokadolarında 3rd singular avokadosunda avokadolarında 1st plural avokadomuzda avokadolarımızda 2nd plural avokadonuzda avokadolarınızda 3rd plural avokadolarında avokadolarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular avokadomdan avokadolarımdan 2nd singular avokadondan avokadolarından 3rd singular avokadosundan avokadolarından 1st plural avokadomuzdan avokadolarımızdan 2nd plural avokadonuzdan avokadolarınızdan 3rd plural avokadolarından avokadolarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular avokadomun avokadolarımın 2nd singular avokadonun avokadolarının 3rd singular avokadosunun avokadolarının 1st plural avokadomuzun avokadolarımızın 2nd plural avokadonuzun avokadolarınızın 3rd plural avokadolarının avokadolarının

Further reading

• “avokado”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “avokado”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “avokado”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian авока́до (avokádo).

Noun

avokado

1. avocado

Inflection

Inflection of avokado (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	avokado
genitive sing.	avokadon
partitive sing.	avokadod
partitive plur.	avokadoid
	singular	plural
nominative	avokado	avokadod
accusative	avokadon	avokadod
genitive	avokadon	avokadoiden
partitive	avokadod	avokadoid
essive-instructive	avokadon	avokadoin
translative	avokadoks	avokadoikš
inessive	avokados	avokadoiš
elative	avokadospäi	avokadoišpäi
illative	avokadoho	avokadoihe
adessive	avokadol	avokadoil
ablative	avokadolpäi	avokadoilpäi
allative	avokadole	avokadoile
abessive	avokadota	avokadoita
comitative	avokadonke	avokadoidenke
prolative	avokadodme	avokadoidme
approximative I	avokadonno	avokadoidenno
approximative II	avokadonnoks	avokadoidennoks
egressive	avokadonnopäi	avokadoidennopäi
terminative I	avokadohosai	avokadoihesai
terminative II	avokadolesai	avokadoilesai
terminative III	avokadossai	—
additive I	avokadohopäi	avokadoihepäi
additive II	avokadolepäi	avokadoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “авокадо”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika