sommergrün
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sommer + grün, literally “summer-green”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sommergrün (strong nominative masculine singular sommergrüner, not comparable)
- (botany) deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter)
- Synonym: laubabwerfend
Usage notes
[edit]- The word is not all too common since the normal words for "deciduous tree" and "deciduous forest" are Laubbaum (literally “leaf tree”) and Laubwald (literally “leaf forest”).
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of sommergrün (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]- “sommergrün” in Duden online