Gewürz

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewürze, a collective of wurz (“wort, herb, root”), formed around the 14th century. Equivalent to ge- +‎ Wurz. Compare Old High German giwurz f (“spice”) and English wort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gewürz n (strong, genitive Gewürzes, plural Gewürze)

  1. spice, condiment, seasoning

Declension

Declension of Gewürz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gewürz die Gewürze
genitive eines des Gewürzes der Gewürze
dative einem dem Gewürz, Gewürze1 den Gewürzen
accusative ein das Gewürz die Gewürze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: gewërc

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