Gauchheil

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German[edit]

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Blauer Gauchheil
Blue pimpernel

Etymology[edit]

From Gauch (“fool”) +‎ Heil (“healing”), from the belief that it works as a remedy against mental illness. Compare Dutch guichelheil.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯x.ˌhaɪ̯l/
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Noun[edit]

Gauchheil m (strong, genitive Gauchheiles or Gauchheils, plural Gauchheile)

  1. a pimpernel; any of the plants of the genus Anagallis

Declension[edit]

Declension of Gauchheil [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gauchheil die Gauchheile
genitive eines des Gauchheiles, Gauchheils der Gauchheile
dative einem dem Gauchheil, Gauchheile1 den Gauchheilen
accusative einen den Gauchheil die Gauchheile

1Now rare, see notes.

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