Säure

See also: -saure, saure, saeure, sauré, and Saure

German

Etymology

From Middle High German siure, from Old High German sūrī. Analysable as sauer (sour) +‎ -e (-ness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯ʁə/ (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔʏ̯ʁɛ/, [sɔɛ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Säu‧re
  • Rhymes: -ɔʏ̯ʁə

Noun

Säure f (genitive Säure, plural Säuren)

  1. (usually uncountable) sourness, tartness, acidity
  2. (chemistry, countable) acid

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