Hefe

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German hevo, from Proto-Germanic *hafjô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈheːfə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Hefe f (genitive Hefe, plural Hefen)

1. yeast

   Synonym: Germ (Austria)

Usage notes

• The plural is a Artenplural/Sortenplural.

Derived terms

• hefig
• Hefeteig
• Hefepilz
• Hefeweizen

Etymology 2

Clipping of Hefeweizen.

Noun

Hefe n (genitive Hefes, plural Hefe)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of Hefeweizen; hefeweizen

Further reading

• “Hefe” in Duden online