Unkraut
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German unkrūt, corresponding to un- + Kraut. Compare Dutch onkruid.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUnkraut n (strong, genitive Unkrauts or Unkrautes, plural Unkräuter)
- (usually collective) weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
- Synonym: Beikraut
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:
- Die Pfade des Gartens waren überwachsen, Rasen und Beete zu einem Feld blühenden Unkrauts geworden.
- The paths of the garden were overgrown, lawns and beds had become a field of blooming weeds.
Usage notes
edit- Countable and plural use is only possible when referring to species, for example Löwenzahn ist ein Unkraut (“Dandelion is a weed”).
Declension
editDeclension of Unkraut [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Unkraut” in Duden online
- “Unkraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Unkraut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
editNoun
editUnkraut n (plural Unkreiter)
Further reading
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