Erdnuss

See also: Erdnuß

German

Alternative forms

• Erdnuß (superseded)

Etymology

From Erde +‎ Nuss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɐ̯tnʊs/

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Noun

Erdnuss f (genitive Erdnuss, plural Erdnüsse, diminutive Erdnüsschen n or Erdnüsslein n)

1. peanut, goober (Arachis hypogaea plant and produce)

   Synonyms: Aschanti, Aschantinuss, Erdpistazie, Erdmandel, Erdbohne, Kameruner, Madras-Erdnuss, Erdeichel, spanisches Nüsschen, unterirdische Erdeichel

2. (obsolete) tiger nut, chufa (Cyperus esculentus plant and produce)

   Synonyms: Erdmandel, Tigernuss

3. (obsolete) earthnut pea (Lathyrus tuberosus plant and produce)

   Synonyms: Erdeichel, Ackernuss, Saubrot, Zwiebelwicke, knollige Platterbse, Erdmandel

Usage notes

The spelling Erdnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Declension of Erdnuss [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Erdnuss	die	Erdnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Erdnuss	der	Erdnüsse
dative	einer	der	Erdnuss	den	Erdnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Erdnuss	die	Erdnüsse

Related terms

• Erdnussbutter, Erdnusskern, Erdnussöl, Erdnussschale

Further reading

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