Schlehe
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German slēhe, from Old High German slēha, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sléh₃ikos (“bluish”). Cognate with Dutch slee, English sloe, Swedish slån, and probably with Proto-Slavic *sliva (“plum”), whence Russian сли́ва (slíva) etc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlehe f (genitive Schlehe, plural Schlehen)
- sloe, blackthorn (fruit and tree)
- Synonyms: Heckendorn, Schwarzdorn
Declension edit
Declension of Schlehe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Schlehdorn, Schlehendorn (“blackthorn”)
- Süßschlehe (“Prunus × fruticans”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Schlehe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlehe” in Duden online
- Schlehdorn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de