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Gerste

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (barley). Cognate with Dutch gerst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrstə/, [ˈɡɛʁstə], [ˈɡɛɐ̯stə]
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Noun

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Gerste f (genitive Gerste, plural Gersten)

  1. barley

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Gerste” in Duden online
  • Gerste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache