Lorbeer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lōrber, from Old High German lōrberi, from lōr (“laurel”) + beri (“berry”), the former from Latin laurus. The compound originally referred to the laurel's fruit or berry, which is now distinguished as Lorbeere (but fairly rare).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔrˌbeːr/, /ˈloːr-/, [ˈlɔʁˌbeːɐ̯], [ˈloːɐ̯-], [ˈlɔɐ̯-], [ˈlɔː-], [-ˌbɛɐ̯]
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Noun

Lorbeer m (mixed, genitive Lorbeers or Lorbeeres, plural Lorbeeren)

  1. laurel, bay

Declension
Declension of Lorbeer [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lorbeer die Lorbeeren
genitive eines des Lorbeers, Lorbeeres der Lorbeeren
dative einem dem Lorbeer, Lorbeere1 den Lorbeeren
accusative einen den Lorbeer die Lorbeeren

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • lorbeerartig

Further reading
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