Knoblauch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knoblauch.

Proper noun

Knoblauch (plural Knoblauchs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knoblauch is the 17014^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1670 individuals. Knoblauch is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knoblauch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 324.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German knobelouch, with dissimilation from klobelouch from Old High German chlobalouh (literally “clove-leek”), from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk; from now dialectal klieben (“to cleave”) and Lauch (“leek”).

The dissimilated kl- was adapted to the large group of terms for thick objects beginning with kn- (cf. Knopf, Knoten, Knolle, etc.). The same in Dutch knoflook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknoːpˌlaʊ̯x/ (prescriptive standard)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈknoːˌblaʊ̯x/ (at least equally common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈknɔpˌlaʊ̯x/ (regional; including western Germany, but dated)
• Hyphenation: Knob‧lauch

Noun

Knoblauch m (strong, genitive Knoblauches or Knoblauchs, no plural)

1. garlic

Declension

Declension of Knoblauch [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knoblauch
genitive	eines	des	Knoblauches, Knoblauchs
dative	einem	dem	Knoblauch, Knoblauche1
accusative	einen	den	Knoblauch

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Knobi, Knofi, Knofel (colloquial)

Derived terms

• knoblauchartig
• Schnittknoblauch

Related terms

• Knoblauchbutter
• Knoblauchgeruch
• Knoblauchgeschmack
• Knoblauchkröte
• Knoblauchpresse
• Knoblauch-Schnittlauch
• Knoblauchzehe

See also

• Bärlauch

Further reading

• “Knoblauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Knoblauch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Knoblauch” in Duden online
• Knoblauch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de