# citron
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”) (see there for further etymology).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɪtɹən/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (obsolete) IPA: /ˈsɪtəɹn/
* Homophones: citrine (General American), Citroën (UK)

### Noun

citron (countable and uncountable, plural citrons)
* A greenish yellow colour.
    citron:
* A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
* The fruit of a citron tree.
* The candied rind of the citron fruit.

#### Derived terms

* citronwood
* seatron

#### Translations
### Adjective

citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)
* Of a greenish yellow colour.

#### Derived terms

* citronetin
* citronin
* citron melon
* citron-throated toucan
* citron wood
* fingered citron
* pome-citron

### See also

* Appendix:Colors

### References

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

* cortin

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* citrón

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Zitrone (“lemon, lemonade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sɪtron]
* IPA: [ˈt͡sɪtroːn]

### Noun

citron m inan
* lemon

#### Related terms

* citroník

### References

* ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “citron”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 107

### Further reading

* “citron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “citron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈtroːˀn/, [siˈtˢʁ̥oˀn], [siˈtsʰχoˀn]
* Rhymes: -oːˀn

### Noun

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)
* lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)

#### Further reading

* citron on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Esperanto
### Noun

citron
* accusative singular of citro

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.tʁɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

citron m (plural citrons)
* lemon
* lime (citrus)
* brimstone (butterfly)
* (colloquial) noggin (head)
* (Quebec, informal) lemon (defective item)
* (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian
    Synonym: see Est-Asiatique
    Hyponym: chinetoque

#### Derived terms

* citron pressé
* citron vert
* citronellal
* citronellol
* citronnade
* citronnat
* citronnelle
* citronner
* citronneraie
* citronnier
* jaune citron
* ne rien avoir dans le citron
* presse-citron
* quercitron
* se presser le citron

### References

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

### Further reading

* “citron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /sɪˈtruːn/

### Noun

citron c
* lemon
    Citroner är sura / smakar surtLemons are sour / taste sour
    citronsaftlemon juice
    Pressa i saften från citronenSqueeze in the juice from the lemon
    glass med citronsmaklemon-flavored ice cream [ice cream with lemon taste]

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | citron | citrons |
| singular | definite | citronen | citronens |
| plural | indefinite | citroner | citroners |
| plural | definite | citronerna | citronernas |

#### Derived terms

* citronpeppar

#### Derived terms

* citronträd
* citronlemonad
* citronsyra

#### See also

* sur
* syrlig

### References

* citron in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* citron in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* citron in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)