Bratwurst

See also: bratwurst

German

Bratwürste

Etymology

From Middle High German brātwurst, from Old High German brātwurst. The term originally denoted a sausage (Wurst) made of Brät (Old High German brāto), but has come to be used for a sausage that is fried or is suited to being fried (braten). Kluge suggests the modern word might be a conflation of those two etymologies rather than a derivation of only the first one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁaːtvʊʁst/

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Noun

Bratwurst f (genitive Bratwurst, plural Bratwürste, diminutive Bratwürstchen n or Bratwürstlein n)

1. a sausage which has been or is suited to be fried or grilled; a bratwurst

   Zum Abendessen gab es gestern Bratwurst.—“Yesterday there was bratwurst for dinner.”

2. (now only regional) a smoked sausage, made of raw Brät, which is eaten cold or cooked in water
   • 2010, Kommunikation für Europa II: Sprache und Identität, page 119:

     Es gibt auch die geräucherte Bratwurst, die kalt verzehrt wird, sowie weitere Sorten.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Bratwurst [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bratwurst	die	Bratwürste
genitive	einer	der	Bratwurst	der	Bratwürste
dative	einer	der	Bratwurst	den	Bratwürsten
accusative	eine	die	Bratwurst	die	Bratwürste

Derived terms

• Grillbratwurst
• Rostbratwurst

Related terms

• Brät
• braten
• Sauerbraten
• Bratpfanne
• Bratfleisch
• Bratapfel
• Currywurst
• Brühwurst
• Blutwurst
• Leberwurst
• Metwurst
• Teewurst

Further reading

• “Bratwurst” in Duden online
• “Bratwurst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache