ertbere

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • erdber, ërdeber, ërtber

Etymology

    From Old High German erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją, from *erþō + *bazją..

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ɛrtˈberə/

    Noun

    ërtbere n

    1. strawberry

    Declension

    Declension of ërtbere (strong neuter with null plural)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein daȥ ërtbere diu ërtbere
    genitive eines dës ërtberes dër ërtbere
    dative eime dëm ërtbere dën ërtberen
    accusative ein daȥ ërtbere diu ërtbere

    Descendants

    • German: Erdbeere
    • Hunsrik: Äerdbeer
    • Luxembourgish: Äerdbier
    • Mòcheno: eaper

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ërdeber”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "ertbere*" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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