Hammbier

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Hambier (superseded in 2019)
Hamper, Hampel (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German hintber, from Old High German hintberi, from Proto-West Germanic *hindibaʀi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhɑmˌbiə̯], [ˈhɑmˌbiː.ɐ]

Noun

Hammbier n or f (plural Hammbieren)

(n, collective) raspberries
(f, n, countable) a raspberry or multiple (countable) raspberries

Usage notes

Generally the collective singular is used instead of the plural, but the plural does exist for a countable amount of berries.
The collective form is always neuter; the countable one may also be feminine.

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