Himbeere

German

Etymology

By renewed adaptation to Beere from earlier and still dialectal Himper, by assimilation (as in Wimper) from Middle High German hintber, from Old High German hintberi, from Proto-West Germanic *hindibaʀi. Compare (dialectal) English hindberry, (dialectal) Dutch hennebes, hinnebes, Danish hindbær. Equivalent to Hinde (“hind, doe”) +‎ Beere (“berry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪmˌbeːʁə]
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  • Hyphenation: Him‧bee‧re

Noun

Himbeere f (genitive Himbeere, plural Himbeeren)

  1. raspberry

Declension

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

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