# mandolin
## English
### Alternative forms

* mandoline

### Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmændəlɪn/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

mandolin (plural mandolins)
* (music) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
* A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

#### Derived terms

* banjo mandolin
* banjo-mandolin
* Japanese mandolin
* mandocello
* mandolin-banjo
* mandolinist, mandoliner
* potato bug mandolin

#### Related terms

* mandola, manjo, mandolin-banjo, banjo-mandolin, banjolin

#### Translations
### Verb

mandolin (third-person singular simple present mandolins, present participle mandolining, simple past and past participle mandolined)
* To slice using a madolin; to julienne.
** 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎, Random House, →ISBN:One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.

### Further reading

* Mandolin (musical instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Mandoline (kitchen tool) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Category:mandolins on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandarino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /man.dɔˈliːn/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)

### Noun

mandolin m (collective, singulative mandolina, paucal mandoliniet)
* mandarin oranges, mandarins

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /man.du.liːn/, [mɑn.dʊ.ˈliːn]

### Noun

mandolin m (definite singular mandolinen, indefinite plural mandoliner, definite plural mandolinene)
* (music) mandolin; eight stringed instrument in the lute family
    Han kan spille tusenvis av melodier på mandolinen!He can play thousands of melodies on his mandolin!
** 2001, Kaizers Orchestra, Bøn fra helvete:Hey, Tony, legg nå ner din mandolin, for det er din tur til å spinne magasinet!Hey, Tony, put down your mandolin, because it's your turn to spin the magazine! [sic, a revolver does not have a magazine]
** 1998, Merete Lien, Vinterlys:Et par briller og en glatt gullring, en mandolin.A pair of glasses and a smooth, golden ring, a mandolin.
* (cooking) Clipping of mandolinjern (“mandoline”); cooking utensil used for slicing and cutting juliennes
    Man trenger ikke alltid spesielle verktøy når man lager mat, men en mandolin kan komme til bruk hvis man eventuelt må skjære tynne skiver.You don't always need special utensils when cooking food, but a mandoline could potentially come in handy if you need to cut thin slices.
** 2014, Elisabeth Dalseg, Slik velger du mandolin, DinSide:Du kan være så flink med kniven du bare vil. Men selv profesjonelle kokker tyr til mandolinen når de skal skjære syltynne skiver av matvarer.You can be as good with a knife as you want. But even professional cooks resort to the mandoline when they need to cut thin slices of food.

### References

“mandolin” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “mandolin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /man.du.liːn/, [mɑn.dʊ.ˈliːn]

### Noun

mandolin m (definite singular mandolinen, indefinite plural mandolinar, definite plural mandolinane)
* (music) mandolin; eight stringed instrument in the lute family
    Mandolinen er eit vellydande instrument med en lang historie.The mandolin is a euphonic instrument with a long history.
** 2012, Atle Hansen, Syng meg heim!, Wigestrand:[...] så var spetakkelet laus. Trekkspel og gitar, tamburinar og mandolin.[...] and then the racket started. Accordion and guitar, tambourines and mandolin.
* (cooking) Clipping of mandolinjern (“mandoline”); cooking utensil used for slicing and cutting juliennes
    Eit verktøy som alle treng: mandolinen.A utensil everyone needs: the mandoline.

### References

“mandolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ماندولین (mandolin), from French mandoline.

### Noun

mandolin (definite accusative mandolini, plural mandolinler)
* mandolin

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
mandolin
mandolinler
definite accusative
mandolini
mandolinleri
dative
mandoline
mandolinlere
locative
mandolinde
mandolinlerde
ablative
mandolinden
mandolinlerden
genitive
mandolinin
mandolinlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinim
mandolinlerim
2nd singular
mandolinin
mandolinlerin
3rd singular
mandolini
mandolinleri
1st plural
mandolinimiz
mandolinlerimiz
2nd plural
mandolininiz
mandolinleriniz
3rd plural
mandolinleri
mandolinleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinimi
mandolinlerimi
2nd singular
mandolinini
mandolinlerini
3rd singular
mandolinini
mandolinlerini
1st plural
mandolinimizi
mandolinlerimizi
2nd plural
mandolininizi
mandolinlerinizi
3rd plural
mandolinlerini
mandolinlerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinime
mandolinlerime
2nd singular
mandolinine
mandolinlerine
3rd singular
mandolinine
mandolinlerine
1st plural
mandolinimize
mandolinlerimize
2nd plural
mandolininize
mandolinlerinize
3rd plural
mandolinlerine
mandolinlerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinimde
mandolinlerimde
2nd singular
mandolininde
mandolinlerinde
3rd singular
mandolininde
mandolinlerinde
1st plural
mandolinimizde
mandolinlerimizde
2nd plural
mandolininizde
mandolinlerinizde
3rd plural
mandolinlerinde
mandolinlerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinimden
mandolinlerimden
2nd singular
mandolininden
mandolinlerinden
3rd singular
mandolininden
mandolinlerinden
1st plural
mandolinimizden
mandolinlerimizden
2nd plural
mandolininizden
mandolinlerinizden
3rd plural
mandolinlerinden
mandolinlerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
mandolinimin
mandolinlerimin
2nd singular
mandolininin
mandolinlerinin
3rd singular
mandolininin
mandolinlerinin
1st plural
mandolinimizin
mandolinlerimizin
2nd plural
mandolininizin
mandolinlerinizin
3rd plural
mandolinlerinin
mandolinlerinin :