Gießkanne

German

Etymology

Compound of gießen (“to pour, to water”) +‎ Kanne (“can, pot”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡiːsˌkanə]
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Noun

Gießkanne f (genitive Gießkanne, plural Gießkannen)

  1. watering can (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants)

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: giskana

Further reading

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