Bingelkraut

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Bingelkraut. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Bingelkraut, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Bingelkraut in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Bingelkraut you have here. The definition of the word Bingelkraut will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofBingelkraut, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de
Einjähriges Bingelkraut
(Mercurialis annua)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bingeln, a dialectal form of now standard pinkeln (“to pee”), by the diuretic effect of Mercurialis annua. For the same reason it is called in dialectal Slovene usȃčnica, usačna zel from uscáti se (“to relieve oneself of water”). Other relevant names of the plant include Scheißkraut, Scheißmelde, Schweißkraut, Schweißmelde, Ruhrkaut, Klystierkraut.

Alternatively, bingel may represent a diminutive of the noun attested in in Old High German as bungo, which refers to a type of bulbiferous plant.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , , ,
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Bingelkraut n (strong, genitive Bingelkrautes or Bingelkrauts, plural Bingelkräuter)

  1. mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)

Declension

Declension of Bingelkraut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bingelkraut die Bingelkräuter
genitive eines des Bingelkrautes, Bingelkrauts der Bingelkräuter
dative einem dem Bingelkraut, Bingelkraute1 den Bingelkräutern
accusative ein das Bingelkraut die Bingelkräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: bingelkruid
  • → Serbo-Croatian: bingulja

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bingelkruid”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia