Kokosnuss

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Kokos +‎ Nuss

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːkʊsˌnʊs/, /ˈkoːkɔsˌnʊs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Kokosnuss f (genitive Kokosnuss, plural Kokosnüsse)

  1. coconut

Usage notes

  • The spelling Kokosnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

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

Further reading

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