Gurke
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n)
- cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus)
- cucumber (fruit)
- Synonym: Kukumer
- (humorous, informal) long nose
- Synonym: Zinken
Declension edit
Declension of Gurke [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Estonian: kurk
Further reading edit
- “Gurke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gurke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gurke” in Duden online
- Gurke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de