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]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -øːrə
Declension
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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