Gurke
Appearance
See also: gurke
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɡʊrkə/, [ɡʊʁ.kə], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə] (Germany)
Audio: (file) (Germany) - IPA(key): /ˈɡʊrkɛ/, [ɡʊʁ.kɛ], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kɛ] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: Gur‧ke
Noun
[edit]Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n or Gurkerl n)
- cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus)
- cucumber (fruit)
- Synonym: Kukumer
- (humorous, informal) long nose
- Synonym: Zinken
- (colloquial) piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gurke [feminine]
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gurke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gurke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gurke” in Duden online
Gurke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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