Heidekraut

German

Etymology

From Heide (“heath”) +‎ Kraut (“herb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaɪ̯dəˌkʁaʊ̯t]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hei‧de‧kraut

Noun

Heidekraut n (strong, genitive Heidekrautes or Heidekrauts, plural Heidekräuter)

  1. heaths and heathers (any plant of the genus Erica)
    Hyponym: Glockenheide
  2. common heather (any plant of the species Calluna vulgaris)
    Synonym: Besenheide

Declension

Declension of Heidekraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Heidekraut die Heidekräuter
genitive eines des Heidekrautes, Heidekrauts der Heidekräuter
dative einem dem Heidekraut, Heidekraute1 den Heidekräutern
accusative ein das Heidekraut die Heidekräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

  • Heidekrautgewächse (“Ericaceae”)
  • Heidekrautartige (“Ericales”)
  • Zwergstrauch

Further reading

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