Trespe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German trefs, trefse, later trebse and variants, from Proto-Germanic *drab, *dreb, probably related to *drabaz (“dregs”).

As in Wespe (“wasp”), forms with -sp- are found chiefly in northern, Low and Central German, varieties; compare Middle Low German drespe. Related to Dutch dravik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɛspə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Trespe f (genitive Trespe, plural Trespen)

1. cheat grass; bromegrass; chess (kind of grass growing in fields of corn or grain)

Declension

Declension of Trespe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Trespe	die	Trespen
genitive	einer	der	Trespe	der	Trespen
dative	einer	der	Trespe	den	Trespen
accusative	eine	die	Trespe	die	Trespen