Eisenkraut

German

Etymology

Eisen (“iron”) +‎ Kraut (“herb”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯zənˌkraʊ̯t/, /ˈaɪ̯sənˌkraʊ̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ei‧sen‧kraut

Noun

Eisenkraut n (strong, genitive Eisenkrautes or Eisenkrauts, plural Eisenkräuter)

  1. (uncountable) Verbena (a genus of herbaceous plants)
  2. (specifically) common vervain (Verbena officinalis)
  3. lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora)
  4. (countable) A plant of any of the above taxa

Declension

Declension of Eisenkraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eisenkraut die Eisenkräuter
genitive eines des Eisenkrautes, Eisenkrauts der Eisenkräuter
dative einem dem Eisenkraut, Eisenkraute1 den Eisenkräutern
accusative ein das Eisenkraut die Eisenkräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Eisenkraut-Salbei

Further reading

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