Lerchensporn

German

Etymology

From Lerche +‎ -n- +‎ Sporn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛʁçn̩ˌʃpɔʁn]
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  • Hyphenation: Ler‧chen‧sporn

Noun

Lerchensporn m (strong, genitive Lerchenspornes or Lerchensporns, plural Lerchensporne)

  1. any plant belonging to the genus Corydalis; about 540 species of the fumeworts, annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae.

Declension

Declension of Lerchensporn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lerchensporn die Lerchensporne
genitive eines des Lerchenspornes, Lerchensporns der Lerchensporne
dative einem dem Lerchensporn, Lerchensporne1 den Lerchenspornen
accusative einen den Lerchensporn die Lerchensporne

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Hohler Lerchensporn, Gelber Lerchensporn
  • Farnblättriger Lerchensporn, Gefingerter Lerchensporn

Further reading

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