Punsch

See also: punsch

German

Etymology

Ca. 1700, from English punch, from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊnʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Punsch m (strong, genitive Punsches or Punschs, plural Punsche or (rare) Pünsche)

1. punch (beverage)

   Synonym: Bowle

Usage notes

• Punsch is preferred for hot-served punch and Bowle for cold-served punch (but compare Feuerzangenbowle).

Declension

Declension of Punsch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Punsch	die	Punsche, Pünsche2
genitive	eines	des	Punsches, Punschs	der	Punsche, Pünsche2
dative	einem	dem	Punsch, Punsche1	den	Punschen, Pünschen2
accusative	einen	den	Punsch	die	Punsche, Pünsche2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Rare.

Descendants

• → Hungarian: puncs
• → Russian: пунш (punš)

Further reading

• “Punsch” in Duden online