Hefe
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German hevo, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hefe f (genitive Hefe, plural Hefen)
Usage notes edit
- The plural is a Artenplural/Sortenplural.
Declension edit
Declension of Hefe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of Hefeweizen.
Noun edit
Hefe n (strong, genitive Hefes, plural Hefe)
- (colloquial) Clipping of Hefeweizen; hefeweizen
Declension edit
Declension of Hefe [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Hefe” in Duden online
- “Hefe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hefe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.