Schafgarbe

German

Etymology

From Schaf (“sheep”) +‎ Garbe (“yarrow”). The second element may derive from Old High German garwa, garawa, from Proto-Germanic *garwo; see Garbe (“yarrow”). Compare Dutch gerw, English yarrow.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schafgarbe f (genitive Schafgarbe, plural Schafgarben)

  1. yarrow (any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea)

Declension

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

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