Gänsefuß

German

Gänsefuß

Alternative forms

  • Gänsefuss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Middle High German gansfusz, equivalent to Gans (goose) + Fuß (foot)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Gänsefuß m (genitive Gänsefußes, plural Gänsefüße)

  1. foot of a goose
  2. (botany) goosefoot, pigweed (Chenopodium sp.)
  3. (anatomy) pes anserinus ("goose foot")

Declension

Gänsefuß (Chenopodium spec.)

Derived terms

Further reading

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