Walnuss
German
Alternative forms
- Walnuß (old orthography, now non-standard)
Etymology
Compound of wal (compare welsch) and Nuss, a calque of Middle Latin nux gallica “nut from Gaul”. The walnut tree was originally mostly cultivated in Gaul
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvalnʊs/
Audio (file)
Declension
Further reading
- Walnuss in Duden online
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