Zucker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

German Zucker. The Zucker rat is named after researchers Lois M. Zucker and Theodore F. Zucker.

Proper noun[edit]

Zucker (plural Zuckers)

  1. A surname from German.

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Noun[edit]

Zucker (plural Zuckers)

  1. A kind of rat bred as a genetic model for research on obesity and hypertension.
    • 2012, Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, page 56:
      Obese Zuckers, compared to leans, consumed more food under free-feeding conditions.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar”). Cognates include Czech cukr, Hungarian cukor and Dutch suiker.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʊkɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊkɐ
  • Hyphenation: Zu‧cker; pre-1996: Zuk‧ker
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  • Hyphenation: Zu‧cker

Noun[edit]

Zucker m (strong, genitive Zuckers, plural Zucker)

  1. (usually uncountable) sugar
    ein Stück Zucker ― a lump of sugar
  2. (uncountable, slightly informal) diabetes
    Synonyms: Diabetes, Zuckerkrankheit
    Zucker haben ― to be a diabetic

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zucker [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zucker die Zucker
genitive eines des Zuckers der Zucker
dative einem dem Zucker den Zuckern
accusative einen den Zucker die Zucker

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Proper noun[edit]

Zucker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zuckers or (with an article) Zucker, feminine genitive Zucker, plural Zuckers or Zucker)

  1. a surname

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Zucker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zucker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zucker” in Duden online

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Zucker m (plural Zuckre)

  1. sugar
    Ich drinke Kaffii mit Zucker.
    I drink coffee with sugar.
    Zufiel Zucker is net gud fer die Zeen.
    Too much sugar isn't good for the teeth.

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