Nordmanntanne

German

Nordmanntanne

Alternative forms

• Nord­mann-Tan­ne

Etymology

Nordmann +‎ Tanne (The tree has been named after Alexander von Nordmann, a 19th-century Finnish biologist.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁtmanˌtanə/

Noun

Nordmanntanne f (genitive Nordmanntanne, plural Nordmanntannen)

1. Nordmann fir, Caucasian fir (Any tree of the species , a large evergreen coniferous tree naturally occurring at altitudes of 900–2,200 m.)

Synonyms

• Nordmannstanne, Nordmanns Tanne, Kaukasus-Tanne

Coordinate terms

• Edeltanne
• Grautanne
• Küstentanne
• Schierlingstanne
• Sibirische Tanne
• Silbertanne
• Weißtanne

 

Further reading

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