Föhre

German

Alternative forms

  • Forche (Upper German; chiefly dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *furhō.

While the word is now used especially in the south, the form with loss of post-liquid -h- is originally chiefly Central German; compare the variant above. Cognate with English fir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈføːrə/, [ˈføː.ʁə], [ˈføː.rə]
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  • Rhymes: -øːrə, -øːʁə

Noun

Föhre f (genitive Föhre, plural Föhren)

  1. (especially Austria) pine (tree)
    Synonyms: (usual) Kiefer, (archaic) Kienföhre

Declension

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