Schlehe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slēhe, from Old High German slēha, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sléh₃ikos (“bluish”).

Cognate with Dutch slee, English sloe, Swedish slån, and probably with Proto-Slavic *sliva (“plum”), whence Russian сли́ва (slíva) etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃleːə]
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Noun

Schlehe f (genitive Schlehe, plural Schlehen)

  1. sloe, blackthorn (fruit and tree)
    Synonyms: Heckendorn, Schwarzdorn

Declension

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

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