Porree

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French porrée, from Latin porrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʁeː/
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /pɔˈʁeː/

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Noun

Porree m (strong, genitive Porrees, plural Porrees)

1. leek

   Synonym: Lauch

Usage notes

Porree is dominant in northern and central Germany, while Lauch is dominant in southern Germany and Switzerland; in Austria, neither is dominant.

Declension

Declension of Porree [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Porree	die	Porrees
genitive	eines	des	Porrees	der	Porrees
dative	einem	dem	Porree	den	Porrees
accusative	einen	den	Porree	die	Porrees

Descendants

• → Esperanto: poreo
• → Hungarian: póré
• → Russian: порей (porej)

Further reading

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