Walnuss

German

Alternative forms
  • Walnuß (old orthography, now non-standard)

Etymology

Compound of wal (compare welsch) and Nuss, a calque of Middle Latin nux gallica “nut from Gaul”. The walnut tree was originally mostly cultivated in Gaul

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvalnʊs/
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Noun

Walnuss f (genitive Walnuss, plural Walnüsse)

  1. walnut

Declension
Declension of Walnuss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Walnuss die Walnüsse
genitive einer der Walnuss der Walnüsse
dative einer der Walnuss den Walnüssen
accusative eine die Walnuss die Walnüsse

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