Ginster
See also: ginster
German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German ginster, from Old High German genester, byform of genesta, from Latin genista. The form in -r is probably from Old French genestre, an alteration of geneste; compare Italian ginestra. Further cognate with Dutch ginst.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ginster m (strong, genitive Ginsters, plural Ginster)
- broom (shrub), especially
- Genista
- (colloquial) Cytisus
- Synonyms: Besenginster, Besenstrauch, Brambusch
- (colloquial) gorse (Ulex)
- Synonym: Stechginster
Declension edit
Declension of Ginster [masculine, strong]
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Further reading edit
- “Ginster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ginster” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Ginster” in Duden online