Salzgurke
German
Etymology
Salz (“salt”) + Gurke (“gherkin”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzalt͡sˌɡʊʁkə/, [-ɡʊɐ̯kə] (Germany)
Audio: (file) (Germany)
- IPA(key): /ˈsalt͡sˌɡʊʁkɛ/, [-ɡʊɐ̯kɛ] (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: Salz‧gur‧ke
Noun
Salzgurke f (genitive Salzgurke, plural Salzgurken)
- (salted) gherkin (small cucumber)
Declension
Declension of Salzgurke [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Salzgurke | die | Salzgurken |
| genitive | einer | der | Salzgurke | der | Salzgurken |
| dative | einer | der | Salzgurke | den | Salzgurken |
| accusative | eine | die | Salzgurke | die | Salzgurken |
Further reading
- “Salzgurke” in Duden online