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Vergissmeinnicht

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German

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Vergissmeinnicht

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Univerbation of vergiss +‎ mein +‎ nicht, literally forget me not, using the archaic construction of vergessen with a genitive object (contemporary German would be vergiss mich nicht). The flower is considered a symbol of loyalty, friendship and remembrance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fərˈɡɪsmaɪ̯(n)ˌnɪç(t)/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈɡɪs.maɪ̯.nɪçt], [fɛɐ̯-], [-maɪ̯n-], [-ˌnɪç]
  • Degemination is even commoner in this word than otherwise, i.e. only one /n/ is usually realised. The loss of the final /t/ is chiefly informal (cf. nicht).
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Noun

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Vergissmeinnicht n (strong, genitive Vergissmeinnichts or Vergissmeinnichtes, plural Vergissmeinnicht or Vergissmeinnichte)

  1. forget-me-not (plant)

Declension

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Further reading

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