Zitrone

German

Etymology

From French citron, Greek κίτρον (kítron).[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈtʁoːnə/
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Noun

Zitrone f (genitive Zitrone, plural Zitronen)

  1. lemon (fruit)
    • 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 10:
      „Ich bitte um ein Glas Tee mit Zitrone,“ sagte das Fräulein kurz.
      "I ask for a glass of tea with lemon," said the young woman briefly.
  2. lemonade (still beverage)

Declension
Declension of Zitrone
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zitrone die Zitronen
genitive einer der Zitrone der Zitronen
dative einer der Zitrone den Zitronen
accusative eine die Zitrone die Zitronen

Derived terms

References
  1. Zitrone in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

Further reading
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