Amarant

See also: amarant

German

Etymology

From Latin amarantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amaˈʁant/
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Hyphenation: Ama‧rant

Noun

Amarant m (genitive Amarants or Amarantes, plural Amarante or Amaranten)

  1. (botany, plural Amarante) amaranth, pigweed
  2. (plural Amaranten) firefinch

Declension

For amaranth plants:

Declension of Amarant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amarant die Amarante
genitive eines des Amarantes,
Amarants		 der Amarante
dative einem dem Amarant,
Amarante1		 den Amaranten
accusative einen den Amarant die Amarante
1Now uncommon, see notes

For firefinches:

Declension of Amarant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amarant die Amaranten
genitive eines des Amarantes,
Amarants		 der Amaranten
dative einem dem Amarant,
Amarante1		 den Amaranten
accusative einen den Amarant die Amaranten
1Now uncommon, see notes

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