Johannisbeere
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Johannis + Beere, literally “John's berry”, named for the feast day of St. John the Baptist (24th of June), said to be when the fruit ripens.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Johannisbeere f (genitive Johannisbeere, plural Johannisbeeren)
- currant (Ribes gen. et spp., chiefly the fruits)
- Synonyms: (Swabia) Träuble, (Switzerland) Trübeli, (Switzerland) Meertrübeli, (Austria, Bohemia) Ribisel, Gichtbeere, (Saxonia) Wanzenbeere, (Prussia) Bockbeere
Declension edit
Declension of Johannisbeere [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Johannisbeere | die | Johannisbeeren |
| genitive | einer | der | Johannisbeere | der | Johannisbeeren |
| dative | einer | der | Johannisbeere | den | Johannisbeeren |
| accusative | eine | die | Johannisbeere | die | Johannisbeeren |
Descendants edit
- → Cimbrian: johannisper (partial calque)
Further reading edit
- “Johannisbeere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Johannisbeere” in Duden online