Möhre
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with obsolete English more (“carrot, parsnip”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Möhre f (genitive Möhre, plural Möhren, diminutive Möhrchen n)
Usage notes edit
- Möhre is the native word for carrot throughout central Germany and in many parts of northern Germany. In formal writing it is also quite common, although Karotte is yet more frequent.
Declension edit
Declension of Möhre [feminine]
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “Möhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Möhre” in Duden online
- “Möhre” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.