Bingelkraut
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From bingeln, a dialectal form of now standard pinkeln (“to pee”), by the diuretic effect of Mercurialis annua. For the same reason it is called in dialectal Slovene usȃčnica, usačna zel from uscáti se (“to relieve oneself of water”). Other relevant names of the plant include Scheißkraut, Scheißmelde, Schweißkraut, Schweißmelde, Ruhrkaut, Klystierkraut.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bingelkraut n (strong, genitive Bingelkrautes or Bingelkrauts, plural Bingelkräuter)
- mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)
Declension edit
Declension of Bingelkraut [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Bingelkraut | die | Bingelkräuter |
genitive | eines | des | Bingelkrautes, Bingelkrauts | der | Bingelkräuter |
dative | einem | dem | Bingelkraut, Bingelkraute1 | den | Bingelkräutern |
accusative | ein | das | Bingelkraut | die | Bingelkräuter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants edit
- → Serbo-Croatian: bingulja