Artischocke

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Northern Italian articiocco, from Provençal archichaut, arquichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرْشُوف (al-ḵaršūf), from Arabic الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf), definite form of خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʁtiˈʃɔkə]
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  • Hyphenation: Ar‧ti‧scho‧cke

Noun

Artischocke f (genitive Artischocke, plural Artischocken)

  1. artichoke (edible plant related to the thistle)

Declension

Declension of Artischocke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Artischocke die Artischocken
genitive einer der Artischocke der Artischocken
dative einer der Artischocke den Artischocken
accusative eine die Artischocke die Artischocken

Descendants

  • → Greater Polish: arczak

References

  1. ^ Elcock, W. D. (1960) The Romance Languages‎[1], page 282: "Borrowed directly from the Qairawān–Sicily region, without the article, the same Arabic word appears in Italian as carciofo; the Spanish form penetrated, however, into Provence, where it became archichaut, arquichaut, and thence into northern Italy as articiocco".
  2. ^ “alcachofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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