Eisenkraut
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German
Etymology
Eisen (“iron”) + Kraut (“herb”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Eisenkraut n (strong, genitive Eisenkrautes or Eisenkrauts, plural Eisenkräuter)
- (uncountable) Verbena (a genus of herbaceous plants)
- (specifically) common vervain (Verbena officinalis)
- lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora)
- (countable) A plant of any of the above taxa
Declension
Declension of Eisenkraut
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Eisenkraut | die | Eisenkräuter |
| genitive | eines | des | Eisenkrautes, Eisenkrauts | der | Eisenkräuter |
| dative | einem | dem | Eisenkraut, Eisenkraute1 | den | Eisenkräutern |
| accusative | ein | das | Eisenkraut | die | Eisenkräuter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Eisenkraut” in Duden online