Ávextir (Vocabulary for 5/21/2002)

Here are some words for fruits (ávextir) in Icelandic.

ananas - pineapple (courtesy of Rodney Martel)
appelsína (f.) - orange
apríkósa (f.) - apricot
banani (m.) - banana
bláber (n.) - blueberry
epli (n.) - apple
ferskja (f.) - peach
jarðaber (n.) - strawberry
pera (f.) - pear
rúsína (f.) - raisin
sítróna (f.) - lemon
tómatur (m.) - tomato
vínber (n.) grape

Many of these are weak feminine nouns: appelsína, apríkósa, ferskja, pera, rúsína, and sítróna. They are declined like this:
 
 
appelsína - orange
Sg. nom. appelsína Pl. nom. appelsínur
Sg. acc. appelsínu Pl. acc. appelsínur
Sg. dat. appelsínu Pl. dat. appelsínum
Sg. gen. appelsínu Pl. gen. appelsína

Ber and the words ending in -ber are neuter nouns that have a 'j' in some endings:
 
 
ber - berry
Sg. nom. ber Pl. nom. ber
Sg. acc. ber Pl. acc. ber
Sg. dat. beri Pl. dat. berjum
Sg. gen. bers Pl. gen. berja

Is the above formatted alright for everybody?

Awaiting corrections,
Jon

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