Föhre

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German

Alternative forms

  • Forche (Upper German; chiefly dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *furhō.

While the word is now used especially in the south, the form with loss of post-liquid -h- is originally chiefly Central German; compare the variant above. Cognate with English fir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈføːrə/, ,
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  • Rhymes: -øːrə

Noun

Föhre f (genitive Föhre, plural Föhren)

  1. (especially Austria) pine (tree)
    Synonyms: (usual) Kiefer, (archaic) Kienföhre

Declension

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

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