Brennnessel

German

Brennnessel

Alternative forms

• Brennessel (pre-1996)

Etymology

From brennen (“burn”) +‎ Nessel (“nettle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁɛ(n)ˌnɛsl̩]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Brenn‧nes‧sel

Noun

Brennnessel f (genitive Brennnessel, plural Brennnesseln)

1. nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica) [from 16th c.]
2. stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
3. (informal) Indian sunburn, Chinese burn

   Synonym: (regional) Tausend Nadeln

Usage notes

• The spelling Brennnessel has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Brennessel) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Brennnessel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brennnessel	die	Brennnesseln
genitive	einer	der	Brennnessel	der	Brennnesseln
dative	einer	der	Brennnessel	den	Brennnesseln
accusative	eine	die	Brennnessel	die	Brennnesseln

Descendants

• → Luxembourgish: Brennnessel
• → Yiddish: ברעננעסל (brennesl)

Further reading

• “Brennnessel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brennnessel” in Duden online
• Brennnessel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Brènnèssel

Noun

Brennnessel f (plural Brennnesselen)

1. (stinging) nettle