Muskatnuss

See also: Muskatnuß

German

Alternative forms

• Muskatnuß (superseded)

Etymology

Muskat +‎ Nuss

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊsˈkaːtˌnʊs/

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Noun

Muskatnuss f (genitive Muskatnuss, plural Muskatnüsse)

1. (uncountable) nutmeg (powered spice)

   Synonym: Muskat

2. (countable) nutmeg (whole seed)
3. (countable) Short for Muskatnussbaum (“nutmeg tree”).

Usage notes

• The spelling Muskatnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Declension of Muskatnuss [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Muskatnuss	die	Muskatnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Muskatnuss	der	Muskatnüsse
dative	einer	der	Muskatnuss	den	Muskatnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Muskatnuss	die	Muskatnüsse

Related terms

• Muskatbirne
• Muskatblüte
• Muskatbutter
• Muskatnussbaum
• Muskatnussbutter
• Muskatöl
• Muskatreibe

 

Further reading

• “Muskatnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Muskatnuss” in Duden online