Questions & Answers about Appelsínan er appelsínugul.
Why does the word for the color orange (appelsínugul) end with -gul?
In Icelandic, the word for the fruit is appelsína, but the name of the color is literally orange-yellow. The word gulur means yellow, so the color orange is formed by combining the fruit's name with the word for yellow.
Why is the color written as appelsínugul here instead of the dictionary form appelsínugulur?
Adjectives in Icelandic change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because the noun appelsína is feminine, the adjective drops the masculine -ur ending and becomes the feminine form appelsínugul.
How is the English word 'the' represented in appelsínan?
In Icelandic, the definite article (the equivalent of 'the') is attached directly to the end of the noun. For feminine nouns that end in a vowel like appelsína, you simply add -n to the end to make it appelsínan.
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