Bärendreck

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German

Etymology

From Bär (“bear”) +‎ -en- +‎ Dreck (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːʁənˌdʁɛk/, /ˈbeːʁən-/
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  • Hyphenation: Bä‧ren‧dreck

Noun

Bärendreck m (strong, genitive Bärendreckes or Bärendrecks, no plural)

  1. (Germany, dialectal) blackberry or dewberry
  2. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Liechtenstein) licorice
    Synonyms: Lakritze, Bärenzucker

Declension

Declension of Bärendreck
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Bärendreck
genitive eines des Bärendreckes, Bärendrecks
dative einem dem Bärendreck, Bärendrecke1
accusative einen den Bärendreck

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Serbo-Croatian: pèndrek/пѐндрек

References

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