Sellerie

Borrowed from French céleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Introduced in the 17th century as a culinary term; celery was unusual in German cuisine before that time.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛləri/
• IPA^(key): /ˌzɛləˈri/ (southern variant)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlɐˌriː/, /ˌsɛlɐˈriː/ (Austria)

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Sellerie (when pronounced with initial stress) m (strong, genitive Selleries, plural Selleries or Sellerie) or
Sellerie (southern, especially Austria, and regionally elsewhere) f (genitive Sellerie, plural Sellerien)

1. celery (herb)

   Synonyms: (archaic or regional) Eppich, (Austria) Zeller

• The form with initial stress is usually masculine, but may also be feminine depending on region and idiolect. The southern form with final stress is usually feminine.
• The plural is rarely used in any form.

• Knollensellerie (“celeriac”)
• Stangensellerie (“celery stalk(s)”)
• Staudensellerie (“celery stalk(s)”)

• → Estonian: seller

• “Sellerie” in Duden online
• “Sellerie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sellerie” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.