Haselnuss

See also: Haselnuß

German

Alternative forms

Haselnuß (pre-1996 orthography)

Etymology

From Middle High German haselnuz, from Old High German hasalnuz. Analysable as Hasel +‎ Nuss. Cognate with Dutch hazelnoot, English hazelnut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhaːzl̩ˌnʊs]
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Hyphenation: Ha‧sel‧nuss

Noun

Haselnuss f (genitive Haselnuss, plural Haselnüsse, diminutive Haselnüsschen n or Haselnüsslein n)

hazelnut

Usage notes

The spelling Haselnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Declension of Haselnuss [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Haselnuss	die	Haselnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Haselnuss	der	Haselnüsse
dative	einer	der	Haselnuss	den	Haselnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Haselnuss	die	Haselnüsse

Related terms

Haselnussbutter, Haselnusskern, Haselnussöl, Haselnussschale, Haselnussschokolade, Haselnusstorte

Further reading

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

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