Gallert
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Gallerte f
Etymology edit
East Central German form (17th c.) of Middle High German galreide, galrei (13th c.), from or related to Old Occitan gelareia, older Italian geleria (“aspic”). Ultimately from Latin gelu (“frost”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡalərt/, /ˈɡalɛrt/, [ˈɡa.lɐt], [-lɛʁt], [-lɛɐ̯t] (especially northern)
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛrt/ (especially southern)
- Hyphenation: Gal‧lert
Noun edit
Gallert n (strong, genitive Gallertes or Gallerts, plural Gallerte)
- aspic, jelly, mostly from meat or fish
- 1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game][1]:
- Damit war mein Tag, der sich sonst wie Gallert formlos dehnte, ausgefüllt, ich war beschäftigt, ohne mich zu ermüden
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Gallert [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Gallert” in Duden online