Unkraut

German

Etymology

Middle High German, Old High German unkrūt, corresponding to un- +‎ Kraut.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊnkʀaʊ̯t/
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Noun

Unkraut n (genitive Unkrautes or Unkrauts, plural Unkräuter)

  1. weed, weeds (unwanted plant)
    Synonym: Beikraut
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:
      Die Pfade des Gartens waren überwachsen, Rasen und Beete zu einem Feld blühenden Unkrauts geworden.
      The paths of the garden were overgrown, lawns and beds had become a field of blooming weeds.

Declension
Declension of Unkraut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unkraut die Unkräuter
genitive eines des Unkrautes,
Unkrauts		 der Unkräuter
dative einem dem Unkraut,
Unkraute1		 den Unkräutern
accusative ein das Unkraut die Unkräuter
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Noun

Unkraut n (plural Unkreiter)

  1. weed

Further reading
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