Kranbeere
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Kran + Beere. Originally Middle Low German, whence also English cranberry. The English word, on its part, loaned the German word the rarer sense “cranberry”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁaːnˌbeːʁə/
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Noun
Kranbeere f (genitive Kranbeere, plural Kranbeeren)
- (regional, Northern Germany, dated) cowberry; lingonberry (vaccinium vitis-idaea)
- (rather rare) cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon)
Declension
Declension of Kranbeere
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kranbeere | die | Kranbeeren |
| genitive | einer | der | Kranbeere | der | Kranbeeren |
| dative | einer | der | Kranbeere | den | Kranbeeren |
| accusative | eine | die | Kranbeere | die | Kranbeeren |
Synonyms
- (cowberry): Preiselbeere
- (cranberry): Cranberry
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