Mandelkern

German

Etymology

From Mandel +‎ Kern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmandl̩ˌkɛʁn]

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• Hyphenation: Man‧del‧kern

Noun

Mandelkern m (strong, genitive Mandelkernes or Mandelkerns, plural Mandelkerne)

1. (botany) almond kernel, almond

   Synonym: Mandel

2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala

   Synonym: Amygdala

Declension

Declension of Mandelkern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mandelkern	die	Mandelkerne
genitive	eines	des	Mandelkernes, Mandelkerns	der	Mandelkerne
dative	einem	dem	Mandelkern, Mandelkerne1	den	Mandelkernen
accusative	einen	den	Mandelkern	die	Mandelkerne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Mandelkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mandelkern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Mandelkern” in Duden online