Esswaren

See also: Eßwaren

German

Alternative forms

• Eßwaren

Etymology

Compound of either essen (“to eat”) or Essen (“food”) +‎ Waren (“wares, goods”).

Noun

Esswaren f pl (plural only, singular Essware)

1. foodstuffs

Usage notes

• The spelling Esswaren was deprecated in 1902 in the German spelling standardisation of the Second Orthographic Conference.
• The spelling Esswaren has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).

Declension

Declension of Esswaren [pl-only, feminine]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Esswaren
genitive	der	Esswaren
dative	den	Esswaren
accusative	die	Esswaren