sommergrün

German

Etymology

Sommer +‎ grün

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn/

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• Hyphenation: som‧mer‧grün

Adjective

sommergrün (not comparable)

1. deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter)

Usage notes

• The word is not all too common since the normal words for “deciduous tree” and “deciduous forest” are Laubbaum and Laubwald (literally “leaf tree”, “leaf forest”).

Further reading

• “sommergrün” in Duden online