Pippau

German

Etymology

Older also Pippaw, at least since the 16th century, and earlier with vaguer correspondences to composite plants; from Polish pępawa or another West Slavic regiolect close to it, seemingly having a masculine by-form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪpaʊ̯]
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Noun

Pippau m (strong, genitive Pippaus or Pippaues, plural Pippaue)

  1. hawksbeard (Crepis gen. et spp.)

Declension
Declension of Pippau [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pippau die Pippaue
genitive eines des Pippaus, Pippaues der Pippaue
dative einem dem Pippau, Pippaue1 den Pippauen
accusative einen den Pippau die Pippaue

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Pippau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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