Seifenkraut

German

Etymology

From Seife (“soap”) +‎ -n- +‎ Kraut (“herb, herbaceous plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯fənˌkraʊ̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: Sei‧fen‧kraut

Noun

Seifenkraut n (strong, genitive Seifenkrautes or Seifenkrauts, plural Seifenkräuter)

  1. soapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria

Declension

Declension of Seifenkraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Seifenkraut die Seifenkräuter
genitive eines des Seifenkrautes, Seifenkrauts der Seifenkräuter
dative einem dem Seifenkraut, Seifenkraute1 den Seifenkräutern
accusative ein das Seifenkraut die Seifenkräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

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