Kelchblatt

German

Etymology

Compound of Kelch (“calyx, goblet”) +‎ Blatt (“leaf”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛlçˈblat/
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Noun

Kelchblatt n (strong, genitive Kelchblattes or Kelchblatts, plural Kelchblätter)

(botany) sepal
Synonym: (more formal; scientific) Sepalum n

Declension

Declension of Kelchblatt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kelchblatt	die	Kelchblätter
genitive	eines	des	Kelchblattes, Kelchblatts	der	Kelchblätter
dative	einem	dem	Kelchblatt, Kelchblatte¹	den	Kelchblättern
accusative	ein	das	Kelchblatt	die	Kelchblätter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “sepal”): Kronblatt, Blütenblatt (colloquial)

Related terms

Blume f
Blüte f

Further reading

“Kelchblatt” in Duden online

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