Wermut

See also: wermut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːʁˌmuːt/, [ˈveːɐ̯ˌmuːt], [ˈvɛɐ̯-], [ʋ-]

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Noun

Wermut m (strong, genitive Wermuts or Wermutes, plural Wermut or Wermuts) or
Wermut (archaic) f (genitive Wermut, plural Wermut or Wermuts)

1. (uncountable) wormwood (herb)
2. (countable and uncountable) vermouth (drink)

Declension

Declension of Wermut [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wermut	die	Wermut, Wermuts
genitive	eines	des	Wermuts, Wermutes	der	Wermut, Wermuts
dative	einem	dem	Wermut, Wermute1	den	Wermut, Wermuts
accusative	einen	den	Wermut	die	Wermut, Wermuts

¹Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Wermut [feminine (archaic)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wermut	die	Wermut, Wermuts
genitive	einer	der	Wermut	der	Wermut, Wermuts
dative	einer	der	Wermut	den	Wermut, Wermuts
accusative	eine	die	Wermut	die	Wermut, Wermuts

Derived terms

• Wermutstropfen

Descendants

• → Catalan: vermut
• → French: vermouth
  • → English: vermouth
  • → Romanian: vermut
  • → Turkish: vermut
• → Polish: wermut
• → Russian: ве́рмут (vérmut)

See also

• Wehmut (not to be confused)

Further reading

• “Wermut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wermut” in Duden online