Preiselbeere
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Preißelbeere (unofficial, but not rare in edited texts)
Etymology
[edit]Preisel- + Beere. The former part of the word is borrowed from Upper Sorbian bruslica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Preiselbeere f (genitive Preiselbeere, plural Preiselbeeren)
- lingonberry, cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
- Synonym: (regional, dated) Kranbeere
Declension
[edit]Declension of Preiselbeere [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Preiselbeere | die | Preiselbeeren |
genitive | einer | der | Preiselbeere | der | Preiselbeeren |
dative | einer | der | Preiselbeere | den | Preiselbeeren |
accusative | eine | die | Preiselbeere | die | Preiselbeeren |
Further reading
[edit]- “Preiselbeere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Preiselbeere” in Duden online
- Preiselbeere on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de