Nonnenfürzle

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German nunnen-vürzelîn[1] By surface analysis, Nonne (“nun”) +‎ -n- +‎ Fürzle (“a diminutive of Furz”). Compare French pet-de-nonne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɔnənˌfʏʁt͡slə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Non‧nen‧fürz‧le

Noun

Nonnenfürzle n (strong, genitive Nonnenfürzles, plural Nonnenfürzle)

  1. nun's puff (a small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in southern Germany (especially Swabia and Allgäu))

Declension

Declension of Nonnenfürzle [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Nonnenfürzle die Nonnenfürzle
genitive eines des Nonnenfürzles der Nonnenfürzle
dative einem dem Nonnenfürzle den Nonnenfürzle, Nonnenfürzlen1
accusative ein das Nonnenfürzle die Nonnenfürzle

1Very rare.

See also

References

  1. ^ nunnen-vürzelîn, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, woerterbuchnetz.de

Further reading

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