Hyazinthe

German

Alternative forms

• Hyacinthe, Hyacinthus (obsolete)

Etymology

16th century, as Hyacinthus m from Latin hyacinthus, which see for more. The feminine in -e (17th c.) is a backformation from the plural and/or influenced by French hyacinthe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hyaˈt͡sɪntə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Hyazinthe f (genitive Hyazinthe, plural Hyazinthen)

1. hyacinth (flower)

Declension

Declension of Hyazinthe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hyazinthe	die	Hyazinthen
genitive	einer	der	Hyazinthe	der	Hyazinthen
dative	einer	der	Hyazinthe	den	Hyazinthen
accusative	eine	die	Hyazinthe	die	Hyazinthen

Descendants

• → Russian: гиаци́нт (giacínt)

Further reading

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