Haselnuss
See also: Haselnuß
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Haselnuß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German haselnuz, from Old High German hasalnuz. Analysable as Hasel + Nuss. Cognate with Dutch hazelnoot, English hazelnut.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Haselnuss f (genitive Haselnuss, plural Haselnüsse, diminutive Haselnüsschen n or Haselnüsslein n)
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Haselnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.
Declension edit
Declension of Haselnuss [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Haselnuss | die | Haselnüsse |
genitive | einer | der | Haselnuss | der | Haselnüsse |
dative | einer | der | Haselnuss | den | Haselnüssen |
accusative | eine | die | Haselnuss | die | Haselnüsse |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Haselnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Haselnuss” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Haselnuss” in Duden online