Nonnenfürzle
Appearance
German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German nunnen-vürzelîn[1] By surface analysis, Nonne (“nun”) + -n- + Fürzle (“a diminutive of Furz”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Nonnenfürzle n (strong, genitive Nonnenfürzles, plural Nonnenfürzle)
- nun's puff (a small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in southern Germany (especially Swabia and Allgäu))
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nonnenfürzle [neuter, strong]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ nunnen-vürzelîn, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, woerterbuchnetz.de
Further reading
[edit]- “Nonnenfürzle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nonnenfürzle” in Duden online
- “Nonnenfürzle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.