Schnittlauch

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German snitlouch, from Old High German snitalouh. By surface analysis, Schnitt + Lauch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɪtˌlaʊ̯x/
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  • Hyphenation: Schnitt‧lauch

Noun

Schnittlauch m (strong, genitive Schnittlauches or Schnittlauchs, plural Schnittlauche)

  1. (collective) (Allium schoenoprasum)
    Synonyms: Binsenlauch, Brislauch, Graslauch, Grusenich, Jakobszwiebel, Schnittling
  2. (collective) chive (herb)

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: шнитт-лу́к (šnitt-lúk) (partial calque)
  • Silesian: szńitloch

Further reading

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