Huflattich

German

Etymology

From Old High German huoflatuhha. Equivalent to Huf (“hoof”) +‎ Lattich (“lettuce”). So called because the leaves look similar to horsehooves; compare the English name.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Huflattich m (strong, genitive Huflattichs, plural Huflattiche)

1. coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara (type of plant)

Declension

Declension of Huflattich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Huflattich	die	Huflattiche
genitive	eines	des	Huflattichs	der	Huflattiche
dative	einem	dem	Huflattich	den	Huflattichen
accusative	einen	den	Huflattich	die	Huflattiche

Further reading

• “Huflattich” in Duden online