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Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German ërtbere, from Old High German erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją, from *erþō + *bazją. By surface analysis, Äerd (“ground”) + Beer (“berry”).
Cognate with German Erdbeere and Luxembourgish Äerdbier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːatˌpeːa/
- Rhymes: -eːa
- Syllabification: Ä‧erd‧beer
Noun
Äerdbeer f (plural Äerdbeere)
- strawberry (edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria)
- Ich gehn Äerdbeere breche. ― I'm going to harvest strawberries.
- Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien. ― The strawberries are still unripe.
References
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Äerdbeer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 9, column 1