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Vergissmeinnicht

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Vergissmeinnicht

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Univerbation of vergiss +‎ mein +‎ nicht, literally forget me not. The flower is considered a symbol of loyalty, friendship and remembrance. The verb vergessen used to be used with the object in the genitive case, using mein as the now-archaic genitive pronoun of ich. Therefore, the contemporary German construction would instead be "vergiss mich nicht".

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /fərˈɡɪsmaɪ̯(n)ˌnɪç(t)/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈɡɪs.maɪ̯.nɪçt], [fɛɐ̯-], [-maɪ̯n-], [-ˌnɪç]
    • Degemination is even more common in this word than otherwise, i.e. only one /n/ is usually realised. The loss of the final /t/ is chiefly informal (cf. nicht).
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

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    Vergissmeinnicht n (strong, genitive Vergissmeinnichts or Vergissmeinnichtes, plural Vergissmeinnicht or Vergissmeinnichte)

    1. forget-me-not (plant)

    Declension

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