Brombeere
German
Etymology
With dialectal -ā- → -ō- and subsequent shortening from Middle High German brāmber, from Old High German brāmberi, from Proto-West Germanic *brāmabaʀi (“blackberry, bramble”). Compare Dutch braambes, English bramberry, French framboise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁɔmˌbeːʁə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Brom‧bee‧re
Noun
Brombeere f (genitive Brombeere, plural Brombeeren)
Declension
Declension of Brombeere [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Brombeere | die | Brombeeren |
| genitive | einer | der | Brombeere | der | Brombeeren |
| dative | einer | der | Brombeere | den | Brombeeren |
| accusative | eine | die | Brombeere | die | Brombeeren |
Related terms
- Brombeerhecke, Brombeermarmelade, Brombeerkoalition, Brombeersaft, Brombeerstrauch
Further reading
- “Brombeere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Brombeere” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Brombeere” in Duden online