Föhre

German

Alternative forms

Forche (Upper German; chiefly dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-Germanic *furhō. While the word is now used especially in the south, the form with loss of post-liquid -h- is originally chiefly Central German; compare the variant above. Cognate with English fir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈføːrə/, [ˈføː.ʁə], [ˈføː.rə]
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Rhymes: -øːrə

Noun

Föhre f (genitive Föhre, plural Föhren)

(especially Austria) pine (tree)

Declension

Declension of Föhre

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Föhre	die	Föhren
genitive	einer	der	Föhre	der	Föhren
dative	einer	der	Föhre	den	Föhren
accusative	eine	die	Föhre	die	Föhren

Synonyms

Kiefer (usual); Kienföhre (archaic)

Further reading

“Föhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Föhre in Duden online
“Föhre” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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