Vergissmeinnicht
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See also: Vergißmeinnicht
German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of vergiss + mein + nicht, literally “forget me not”, using the archaic construction of vergessen with a genitive object (contemporary German would be vergiss mich nicht). The flower is considered a symbol of loyalty, friendship and remembrance.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fərˈɡɪsmaɪ̯(n)ˌnɪç(t)/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈɡɪs.maɪ̯.nɪçt], [fɛɐ̯-], [-maɪ̯n-], [-ˌnɪç]
- Degemination is even commoner in this word than otherwise, i.e. only one /n/ is usually realised. The loss of the final /t/ is chiefly informal (cf. nicht).
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Noun
[edit]Vergissmeinnicht n (strong, genitive Vergissmeinnichts or Vergissmeinnichtes, plural Vergissmeinnicht or Vergissmeinnichte)
- forget-me-not (plant)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Vergissmeinnicht [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Vergissmeinnicht | die | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichte |
genitive | eines | des | Vergissmeinnichts, Vergissmeinnichtes | der | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichte |
dative | einem | dem | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichte1 | den | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichten |
accusative | ein | das | Vergissmeinnicht | die | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Vergissmeinnicht” in Duden online