peruna

Borrowed from Swedish päron (“pear”) (through Finnish-Swedish dialectal pärun or peerun). In terms of meaning, compare Swedish jordpäron (“potato”), German Erdbirne (“potato, literally earth-pear”). The same word was originally used for pears and potatoes. In its modern meaning, peruna is first mentioned in a 1787 dictionary by Christfried Ganander. Doublet of päärynä (“pear”), an older borrowing (which see for more).

• IPA^(key): /ˈperunɑ/, [ˈpe̞runɑ]

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• Rhymes: -erunɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ru‧na

peruna

1. potato, Solanum tuberosum (plant and the tuber)

• potaatti
• pottu
• jyrkkö

• peuran, rupena

peruna

1. definite accusative singular of pera