Spitzpaprika

German

Etymology

spitz +‎ Paprika

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprika/, /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprɪka/
  • Hyphenation: Spitz‧pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

Spitzpaprika m (strong, genitive Spitzpaprikas, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Spitzpaprika or (usually when standing alone) Spitzpaprikas) or
Spitzpaprika f (genitive Spitzpaprika, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Spitzpaprika or (usually when standing alone) Spitzpaprikas)

  1. (see usage notes) banana pepper

Usage notes

  • The plural is most often unchanged Spitzpaprika when preceded by an article, determiner, or numeral, and most often Spitzpaprikas when standing alone. This distinction is just a tendency, however.
  • The masculine gender for the fruit is the older usage and today limited to Eastern and Southern German, as well as Austrian, dialects, and Austrian Standard German. The feminine gender is partially used in all of Germany and only uncommon in Austria. Younger speakers are more likely to refer to the fruit as feminine.[1]

Declension

Declension of Spitzpaprika [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spitzpaprika die Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
genitive eines des Spitzpaprikas der Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
dative einem dem Spitzpaprika den Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
accusative einen den Spitzpaprika die Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2

1Usually with an article, determiner or numeral.
2Usually when standing alone.

or

Declension of Spitzpaprika [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spitzpaprika die Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
genitive einer der Spitzpaprika der Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
dative einer der Spitzpaprika den Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2
accusative eine die Spitzpaprika die Spitzpaprika1, Spitzpaprikas2

1Usually with an article, determiner or numeral.
2Usually when standing alone.

Synonyms

  • Hornpaprika

References

  1. ^ “Paprikafrucht”, in Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache, 8 January 2011

Further reading

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