Sauerkraut

See also: sauerkraut

German

Etymology

sauer (“sour”) +‎ Kraut (“cabbage”). The sense “cabbage” in the word Kraut is southern German. Sauerkraut is not a traditional term in northern and central Germany, but has now become predominant in these areas, too.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaʊ̯ɐkʁaʊ̯t/

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• Hyphenation: Sau‧er‧kraut

Noun

Sauerkraut n (strong, genitive Sauerkrauts, no plural)

1. sauerkraut

   Synonyms: Sauerkohl, saurer Kappes

Declension

Declension of Sauerkraut [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sauerkraut
genitive	eines	des	Sauerkrauts
dative	einem	dem	Sauerkraut
accusative	ein	das	Sauerkraut

Derived terms

• Sauerkrautsuppe

Further reading

• “Sauerkraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sauerkraut” in Duden online
• Sauerkraut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de