Christorbeere
German edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps Christ + Dorn + Beere. Christorbeeren f pl is attested since at least 1795,[1] Christdorn since at least 1810.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Christorbeere f (genitive Christorbeere, plural Christorbeeren)
- (dialectal, possibly archaic) gooseberry
- Synonym: Stachelbeere
Declension edit
Declension of Christorbeere [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Christorbeere | die | Christorbeeren |
| genitive | einer | der | Christorbeere | der | Christorbeeren |
| dative | einer | der | Christorbeere | den | Christorbeeren |
| accusative | eine | die | Christorbeere | die | Christorbeeren |
References edit
- ^ in Daniel Gottlieb Settegast's Bienencatechismus (Königsberg, 1795), p. 33
- ^ in Heinrich Zschokke's Miszellen für die Neueste Weltkunde. Vierter Jahrgang, 1810 (Aarau, 1810), p. 391