German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoːʃər], [ˈkoːʃɐ]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

koscher (strong nominative masculine singular koscherer, not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) kosher
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) free of doubt, safe
    Synonym: geheuer

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • koscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • koscher” in Duden online

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuʂer/, /ˈkoʂer/
  • IPA(key): /koʂːer/ (dialectal)

Adjective edit

koscher (neuter koschert, plural koschere, comparative koscherare, superlative koscherast)

  1. kosher (e.g. food or cutlery)

References edit

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German koscher, from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér). Attested in Swedish since 1911.

Adjective edit

koscher (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) kosher
  2. (figuratively) kosher

Usage notes edit

Typically part of compounds. As an adjective, only used predicatively.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

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