Latwerge

German

Alternative forms

Latwerg

Etymology

From Middle High German latwārje, latwērje, from Late Latin ēlectuārium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”). Compare Hungarian and Slovak lekvár (“jam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /latˈvɛʁɡə/, (dialectal) /laˈtvɛrʃ/
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Hyphenation: Lat‧wer‧ge

Noun

Latwerge f (genitive Latwerge, plural Latwergen)

(medicine) electuary
Synonym: Leckmittel
(Northern Germany) fruit mush, especially plum puree
Synonyms: Fruchtmus, Pflaumenmus, (Austria) Powidl

Usage notes

Also used regionally with masculine gender as Latwerg.

Declension

Declension of Latwerge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Latwerge	die	Latwergen
genitive	einer	der	Latwerge	der	Latwergen
dative	einer	der	Latwerge	den	Latwergen
accusative	eine	die	Latwerge	die	Latwergen

Further reading

Latwerge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Pflaumenmus § Latwerge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Latwerge” in Duden online
“Latwerge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Latwerge” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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