Braunelle

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin brunella, from Old High German brūn (“brown”) +‎ Latin -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀaʊ̯ˈnɛlə/

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• Hyphenation: Brau‧nel‧le

Noun

Braunelle f (genitive Braunelle, plural Braunellen)

1. accentor (bird of the genus Prunella), especially the dunnock (Prunella modularis)
2. heal-all (plant of the genus Prunella)

   Synonym: Brunelle

3. (regional) burnet (Sanguisorba minor, a plant in the family Rosaceae)

   Synonym: Kleiner Wiesenknopf

4. (beekeeping) European dark bee (subspecies of the western honey bee)

Declension

Declension of Braunelle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Braunelle	die	Braunellen
genitive	einer	der	Braunelle	der	Braunellen
dative	einer	der	Braunelle	den	Braunellen
accusative	eine	die	Braunelle	die	Braunellen

Hyponyms

• Alpenbraunelle (“Prunella collaris”)
• Bergbraunelle (“Prunella montanella”)
• Fahlbraunelle (“Prunella fulvescens”)
• Felsenbraunelle (“Prunella ocularis”)
• Heckenbraunelle (“Prunella modularis”)
• Himalayabraunelle (“Prunella himalayana”)
• Rostbrustbraunelle (“Prunella rubeculoides”)
• Rötelbraunelle (“Prunella rubida”)
• Schwarzkehlbraunelle (“Prunella atrogularis”)
• Steppenbraunelle (“Prunella koslowi”)
• Strichelbraunelle (“Prunella strophiata”)
• Waldbraunelle (“Prunella immaculata”)

 

Further reading

• Braunelle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• (bird) “Braunelle” in Duden online
• (plant) “Braunelle” in Duden online
• “Braunelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Braunelle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.