Darre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German darre, from Old High German tharra, from Proto-West Germanic *þarʀā. Cognate with Middle Low German dare, darne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʁə/
  • Hyphenation: Dar‧re

Noun

Darre f (genitive Darre, plural Darren)

  1. a place, e.g. a room or rack, for air-drying food (or other organic materials such as peat, hemp)
  2. (less often) a kiln for drying such materials
    Synonyms: Dörrofen, Trockenofen

Declension

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

See also

  • Trockenraum (“room for drying laundry”)
  • Brennofen (“kiln for firing pottery”)
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