Frucht
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (“fruit”). Cognate with German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frucht f (plural Frücht)
- (central and northeastern Switzerland) grain, cereal
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (“fruit”). Cognate with Alemannic German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frucht f (genitive Frucht, plural Früchte, diminutive Früchtchen n)
- (countable) fruit (seed-bearing part of a plant)
- Viele Früchte sind rot. ― A lot of fruits are red.
- (uncountable) harvest, crop, produce, particularly of cereal
- Im August wird die Frucht des Feldes eingefahren.
- In August, the harvest of the fields is brought in.
- (countable, figurative) result, effect, fruit
- die Frucht unserer Bemühungen ― the fruit of our efforts
Usage notes edit
- As with English fruit, there is a tendency to use Frucht particularly for sweet or juicy kinds. This tendency is less pronounced, however, since the common word for such fruits is Obst.
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Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- Ackerfrucht
- Apfelfrucht
- Dörrfrucht
- Drachenfrucht
- Eierfrucht
- Feldfrucht
- Frucht/Früchte tragen
- fruchtbar
- Fruchtblase
- Früchtebrot
- fruchten
- Früchtequark
- Früchtetee
- Fruchtfleisch
- Fruchtfliege
- Fruchtfolge
- Fruchtgehäuse
- Fruchtgeschmack
- Fruchtgummi
- Fruchtjoghurt
- Fruchtknoten
- Fruchtkörper
- fruchtlos
- Fruchtquark
- Fruchtsaft
- Fruchtsalat
- Fruchtsäure
- fruchtschädigend
- Fruchtschaumwein
- Fruchtsorte
- Fruchtwasser
- Fruchtwechsel
- Fruchtwein
- Hackfrucht
- Halmfrucht
- Hülsenfrucht
- Kapellfrucht
- Kirchenfrucht
- Leibesfrucht
- Meeresfrüchte
- Mirakelfrucht
- Nussfrucht
- Passionsfrucht
- Schalenfrucht
- Schotenfrucht
- Steinfrucht
- Südfrucht
- Süßfrucht
- Zwischenfrucht
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (“fruit”). Cognate with Alemannic German Frucht, German Frucht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frucht f (plural Fricht, diminutive Frichtche)
Hyponyms edit
Further reading edit
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Frucht f (plural Fruchte)
- fruit
- 2003, De Bibel, Matäus (Matthew) 7:17:
- Jrod soo drajcht een gooda Boom goode Frucht un een schlajchta Boom schlajchte Frucht.
- Likewise, a good tree bears good fruit, and a bad tree bears bad fruit.
- 2003, De Bibel, Matäus (Matthew) 7:17:
Derived terms edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian frucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht. Cognate with West Frisian frucht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frucht f (plural Fruchte)