Ketchup

See also: ketchup and kétchup

German

Alternative forms

• Catchup (obsolete)
• Ketschup (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ketchup, from Malay kecap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛt͡ʃap/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛt͡ʃʊp/ (chiefly dated, still regionally, especially eastern Germany)

Noun

Ketchup m or n (strong, genitive Ketchups or Ketchup, plural Ketchups)

1. (usually uncountable) ketchup

Declension

Declension of Ketchup [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Ketchup	die	Ketchups
genitive	eines	des	Ketchups, Ketchup	der	Ketchups
dative	einem	dem	Ketchup	den	Ketchups
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Ketchup	die	Ketchups

Derived terms

• Curryketchup
• Ketwurst
• Tomatenketchup

Descendants

• → Lower Sorbian: ketšup

Further reading

• “Ketchup” in Duden online
• “Ketchup” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache