Ingwer

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ingewer, ingeber, from Old High German ingiber, gingiber, gingibero, from Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋvər/, [ˈʔɪŋ.vɐ], [-ʋɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ingwer m (strong, genitive Ingwers, plural (rare) Ingwer)

  1. ginger

Declension

Declension of Ingwer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ingwer die Ingwer
genitive eines des Ingwers der Ingwer
dative einem dem Ingwer den Ingwern
accusative einen den Ingwer die Ingwer

Descendants

  • → Estonian: ingver
  • → Latvian: ingvers
  • → Luxembourgish: Ingwer
  • → Polish: imbir, imbier (obsolete), imgbir, ingbier, jęgbir, engbier, imgbier, inbier (Middle Polish)
  • → Slovene: īngver, īmber
  • → Lower Sorbian: ingwer
  • → Upper Sorbian: himbjer, ingwer

Further reading

  • “Ingwer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Ingwer” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Noun

Ingwer m (uncountable)

  1. ginger (spice)
    Synonyms: Gingembre, Geimer
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