Muskatnuss
See also: Muskatnuß
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Muskatnuß (superseded)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Muskatnuss f (genitive Muskatnuss, plural Muskatnüsse)
- (uncountable) nutmeg (powered spice)
- Synonym: Muskat
- (countable) nutmeg (whole seed)
- (countable) Short for Muskatnussbaum (“nutmeg tree”).
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Muskatnuss 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 Muskatnuss [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Muskatnuss | die | Muskatnüsse |
genitive | einer | der | Muskatnuss | der | Muskatnüsse |
dative | einer | der | Muskatnuss | den | Muskatnüssen |
accusative | eine | die | Muskatnuss | die | Muskatnüsse |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Muskatnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Muskatnuss” in Duden online