sommergrün
German
Etymology
From Sommer + grün, literally “summer-green”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: som‧mer‧grün
Adjective
sommergrün (strong nominative masculine singular sommergrüner, not comparable)
- (botany) deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter)
- Synonym: laubabwerfend
Usage notes
- The word is not all too common since the normal words for "deciduous tree" and "deciduous forest" are Laubbaum (literally “leaf tree”) and Laubwald (literally “leaf forest”).
Declension
Positive forms of sommergrün (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “sommergrün” in Duden online