Zwiebel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German zwibel, zwibolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Zwiebel f (genitive Zwiebel, plural Zwiebeln)
- onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)
- bulb (of a plant)
Declension edit
Declension of Zwiebel [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- zwiebeln, zwieblig, zwiebelartig, zwiebelförmig
- Zwiebelbeet, Zwiebeldach, Zwiebelfisch, Zwiebelknolle, Zwiebelkuchen, Zwiebelschale, Zwiebelsuppe, Zwiebeltorte, Zwiebelturm
- Blumenzwiebel, Frühlingszwiebel, Jungzwiebel, Knoblauchzwiebel, Küchenzwiebel, Lauchzwiebel, Schnittzwiebel, Speisezwiebel, Steckzwiebel, Tulpenzwiebel, Winterzwiebel
Further reading edit
- “Zwiebel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zwiebel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zwiebel” in Duden online
- Zwiebel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de