Saubohne

German

Etymology

From Sau (“sow, pig”) +‎ Bohne (“bean”). In southern areas this bean is rarely eaten and considered a fodder crop, whereas it is a traditional foodstuff in many parts of northern and western Germany.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Saubohne f (genitive Saubohne, plural Saubohnen)

1. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria) broad bean

   Synonyms: dicke Bohne, Dicke Bohne; große Bohne, Große Bohne; (especially biology) Ackerbohne

Declension

Declension of Saubohne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Saubohne	die	Saubohnen
genitive	einer	der	Saubohne	der	Saubohnen
dative	einer	der	Saubohne	den	Saubohnen
accusative	eine	die	Saubohne	die	Saubohnen

Descendants

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