Scharbockskraut

German

Etymology

From Scharbock (“scurvy”) +‎ Kraut (“helpful plant”), due to the richness in vitamins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːrbɔksˌkraʊ̯t/, [ˈʃaː(ɐ̯).bɔksˌkʁaʊ̯t], [ʃaːʁ-]

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Noun

Scharbockskraut n (strong, genitive Scharbockskrautes or Scharbockskrauts, plural Scharbockskräuter)

1. lesser celandine (a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria)

Declension

Declension of Scharbockskraut [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Scharbockskraut	die	Scharbockskräuter
genitive	eines	des	Scharbockskrautes, Scharbockskrauts	der	Scharbockskräuter
dative	einem	dem	Scharbockskraut, Scharbockskraute1	den	Scharbockskräutern
accusative	ein	das	Scharbockskraut	die	Scharbockskräuter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Scharbockskraut” in Duden online