Wruke

German

Alternative forms

  • Wrucke

Etymology

From eastern Low German (Mecklenburg, Pomerania, West Prussia), perhaps originally meaning “knobby tree trunk”. Further origin uncertain. Occasionally used in standard German since the 18th century. Cognate with synonymous Czech brukev, Polish brukiew, Kashubian wrëk, Ukrainian бру́ква (brúkva), Russian брю́ква (brjúkva), Belarusian бру́чка (brúčka), Bulgarian брю́ква (brjúkva), which are often considered Germanic borrowings, not to be confused with the descendants of Proto-Slavic *brosky also meaning the rutabaga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvruːkə/
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  • Rhymes: -uːkə

Noun

Wruke f (genitive Wruke, plural Wruken)

  1. (regional, north-eastern Germany) swede, neep, rutabaga (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera)
    Synonyms: (predominant) Steckrübe f; Kohlrübe f; Bodenkohlrabi m; Runkelrübe f; Butterrübe f

Declension

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