Gauchheil

German

Blauer Gauchheil
Blue pimpernel

Etymology

From Gauch (“fool”) +‎ Heil (“healing”), from the belief that it works as a remedy against mental illness. Compare Dutch guichelheil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯x.ˌhaɪ̯l/

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Noun

Gauchheil m (strong, genitive Gauchheiles or Gauchheils, plural Gauchheile)

1. a pimpernel; any of the plants of the genus Anagallis

Declension

Declension of Gauchheil [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gauchheil	die	Gauchheile
genitive	eines	des	Gauchheiles, Gauchheils	der	Gauchheile
dative	einem	dem	Gauchheil, Gauchheile1	den	Gauchheilen
accusative	einen	den	Gauchheil	die	Gauchheile

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Acker-Gauchheil

References

• “Gauchheil” in Duden online