Schafgarbe

German

Schafgarbe

Etymology

From Schaf (“sheep”) +‎ Garbe (“yarrow”). The second element may derive from Old High German garwa, garawa, from Proto-Germanic *garwo; see Garbe (“yarrow”). Compare Dutch gerw, English yarrow.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schafgarbe f (genitive Schafgarbe, plural Schafgarben)

1. yarrow (any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea)

Declension

Declension of Schafgarbe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schafgarbe	die	Schafgarben
genitive	einer	der	Schafgarbe	der	Schafgarben
dative	einer	der	Schafgarbe	den	Schafgarben
accusative	eine	die	Schafgarbe	die	Schafgarben

Further reading

• “Schafgarbe” in Duden online