Spitzpaprika

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprika/, /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprɪka/
Hyphenation: Spitz‧pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

Spitzpaprika m (strong, genitive Spitzpaprikas, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Spitzpaprika or (usually when standing alone) Spitzpaprikas) or
Spitzpaprika f (genitive Spitzpaprika, plural (usually with an article, determiner or numeral) Spitzpaprika or (usually when standing alone) Spitzpaprikas)

(see usage notes) banana pepper

Usage notes

The plural is most often unchanged Spitzpaprika when preceded by an article, determiner, or numeral, and most often Spitzpaprikas when standing alone. This distinction is just a tendency, however.
The masculine gender for the fruit is the older usage and today limited to Eastern and Southern German, as well as Austrian, dialects, and Austrian Standard German. The feminine gender is partially used in all of Germany and only uncommon in Austria. Younger speakers are more likely to refer to the fruit as feminine.^[1]

Declension

Declension of Spitzpaprika [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spitzpaprika	die	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
genitive	eines	des	Spitzpaprikas	der	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
dative	einem	dem	Spitzpaprika	den	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
accusative	einen	den	Spitzpaprika	die	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²

¹Usually with an article, determiner or numeral.
²Usually when standing alone.

or

Declension of Spitzpaprika [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spitzpaprika	die	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
genitive	einer	der	Spitzpaprika	der	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
dative	einer	der	Spitzpaprika	den	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²
accusative	eine	die	Spitzpaprika	die	Spitzpaprika¹, Spitzpaprikas²