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Unkraut

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German unkrūt, corresponding to un- +‎ Kraut. Compare Dutch onkruid.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t/
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Noun

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Unkraut n (strong, genitive Unkrauts or Unkrautes, plural Unkräuter)

  1. (usually collective) weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
    Synonym: Beikraut
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:
      Die Pfade des Gartens waren überwachsen, Rasen und Beete zu einem Feld blühenden Unkrauts geworden.
      The paths of the garden were overgrown, lawns and beds had become a field of blooming weeds.

Usage notes

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  • Countable and plural use is only possible when referring to species, for example Löwenzahn ist ein Unkraut (“Dandelion is a weed”).

Declension

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Declension of Unkraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unkraut die Unkräuter
genitive eines des Unkrauts, Unkrautes der Unkräuter
dative einem dem Unkraut, Unkraute1 den Unkräutern
accusative ein das Unkraut die Unkräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Noun

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Unkraut n (plural Unkreiter)

  1. weed

Further reading

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