Eukalyptus

See also: eukalyptus

German

Eukalyptus

Etymology

19th century, learned borrowing from New Latin eucalyptus, coined by L’Héritier after Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʏ̯kaˈlʏptʊs/, (commonly also) /-ˈlɪp-/

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• Hyphenation: Eu‧ka‧lyp‧tus

Noun

Eukalyptus m (strong, genitive Eukalyptus, plural (both rare) Eukalypten or Eukalyptus)

1. (countable) eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)

   Synonym: Eukalyptusbaum

2. (uncountable) eucalyptus oil

   Synonym: Eukalyptusöl

   Ich bade gern mit Eukalyptus.

   I like to put eucalyptus oil in my bathwater.

Declension

Declension of Eukalyptus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eukalyptus	die	Eukalypten, Eukalyptus
genitive	eines	des	Eukalyptus	der	Eukalypten, Eukalyptus
dative	einem	dem	Eukalyptus	den	Eukalypten, Eukalyptus
accusative	einen	den	Eukalyptus	die	Eukalypten, Eukalyptus

Derived terms

• Eukalyptusbonbon

Further reading

• “Eukalyptus” in Duden online
• “Eukalyptus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)