Amarant

See also: amarant

German

Alternative forms

• Amaranth (for the flower and color only)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amarantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). The spelling Amaranth (as in English) is due to the influence of ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈʁant/

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Hyphenation: Ama‧rant

Noun

Amarant m or n (strong, genitive Amarants, plural Amarante)

1. (botany) amaranth, pigweed

Declension

Declension of Amarant [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Amarant	die	Amarante
genitive	eines	des	Amarants	der	Amarante
dative	einem	dem	Amarant	den	Amaranten
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Amarant	die	Amarante

Noun

Amarant n (strong, genitive Amarants, no plural)

1. amaranth (color)

Declension

Declension of Amarant [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Amarant
genitive	eines	des	Amarants
dative	einem	dem	Amarant
accusative	ein	das	Amarant

Derived terms

• amaranten

Noun

Amarant m (mixed, genitive Amarants, plural Amaranten)

1. (ornithology) firefinch

Declension

Declension of Amarant [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Amarant	die	Amaranten
genitive	eines	des	Amarants	der	Amaranten
dative	einem	dem	Amarant	den	Amaranten
accusative	einen	den	Amarant	die	Amaranten

Further reading

• “Amarant” in Duden online