Eierfrucht
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ei (“egg”) + -er- + Frucht (“fruit”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Eierfrucht f (genitive Eierfrucht, plural Eierfrüchte)
- (uncommon) aubergine, eggplant
- Synonyms: Aubergine, Eierpflanze, Melanzani
- 1974 April 26, Theo Sommer, “Wüsten-Paradiese aus Plastik”, in Die Zeit[1], number 18:
- Auf zwei Hektar ziehen dort amerikanische Wissenschaftler mit ihren Helfern Tomaten und Gurken, Paprika und Eierfrüchte, alles an doppelmannshohen Spalieren; dazu Gladiolen für die Gemächer einer der Scheichas; Papayas sogar für die Tafel des Scheichs.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (botany or globetrotter slang) eggfruit, canistel
- Synonyms: Canistel, Gelbe Sapote, Tiessa
Usage notes
[edit]Starting in the mid-20th century, the word Aubergine has largely displaced Eierfrucht in marketing in the Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland, while the latter is more widely used in the former German Democratic Republic.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eierfrucht [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Eierfrucht | die | Eierfrüchte |
| genitive | einer | der | Eierfrucht | der | Eierfrüchte |
| dative | einer | der | Eierfrucht | den | Eierfrüchten |
| accusative | eine | die | Eierfrucht | die | Eierfrüchte |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Eierfrucht” in Duden online
- “Eierfrucht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
- “Eierfrucht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Categories:
- German compound terms
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ōwyóm
- German terms interfixed with -er-
- German 3-syllable words
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- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
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- de:Botany
- German slang
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- de:Fruits
- de:Solanums
- de:Sapote family plants