Myrobalane

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin myrobalanus f, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmyrobaˈlaːnə/
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Noun

Myrobalane f (genitive Myrobalane, plural Myrobalanen)

  1. myrobalan, any of the three myrobalans and further the whole genus Terminalia and any tree of any species in it
  2. cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera)
    Synonym: Kirschpflaume

Usage notes

The plum is hardly available or cultivated and unknown to Germans nowadays.

Declension

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