Grundbirne

German

Alternative forms

  • Grumbire

Etymology

From Grund (“ground”) +‎ Birne (“pear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʊntˌbɪʁ.nə/
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Noun

Grundbirne f (genitive Grundbirne, plural Grundbirnen)

  1. (regional, Austria, Luxembourg) potato

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: krumpli
    • → Pannonian Rusyn: кромпля (kromplja)
  • → Bulgarian: компир (kompir)
  • → Macedonian: компир (kompir)
  • → Luxembourgish: Gromper
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
  • → Slovene: krompīr
  • → Romanian: crump

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