Erbse

German

Alternative forms

Erbeiß, Erbis, Erbs, Erweiß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German erbīz, erwīz, arwīz, ar(e)weiz, from Old High German arawīz, araweiz, from Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, *arwait. Cognate with Dutch erwt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛrpsə/, [ʔɛʁp.sə], [ˈʔɛɐ̯p.sə]
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Noun

Erbse f (genitive Erbse, plural Erbsen, diminutive Erbschen n)

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Declension

Declension of Erbse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Erbse	die	Erbsen
genitive	einer	der	Erbse	der	Erbsen
dative	einer	der	Erbse	den	Erbsen
accusative	eine	die	Erbse	die	Erbsen

Hyponyms

Ackererbse
Backerbse
Felderbse
Futtererbse
Gartenerbse
Kichererbse
Knallerbse
Platterbse
Schälerbse
Sommererbse
Straucherbse
Trockenerbse
Wintererbse
Zuckererbse

Derived terms

Erbsenbeet
Erbsenbrei
Erbseneintopf
Erbsenfeld
Erbsengericht
Erbsenhülse
Erbsenkraut
Erbsenmehl
Erbsenmus
Erbsenschale
Erbsenschale
Erbsenschote
Erbsenstrauch
Erbsensuppe
Erbsenzähler
Erbswurst
Prinzessin auf der Erbse

Further reading

“Erbse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Erbse” in Duden online
“Erbse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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