Kürbis

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German

Kürbisse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbit. Cognate with Luxembourgish Kürbis, Yiddish קירבעס (kirbes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏr.bɪs/, ,
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Noun

Kürbis m (strong, genitive Kürbisses or Kürbis, plural Kürbisse)

  1. pumpkin, gourd, squash (any plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)
    • 1850, Vorstand des Vereins von Alterthumsfreunden im Rheinlande (ed.), Erklärung eines antiken Sarkophags zu Trier, Bonn, page 7:
      wir finden aus dem alten Testamente: Abraham's Opfer, Pharao's Unterang im rothen Meere, Moses, der Wasser aus dem Felsen schlägt, Daniel in der Löwengrube und die drei Jünglinge im Feuerofen, Jonas, der vom Wallfische verschlungen wird, und aus demselben lebendig hervorgeht, und Jonas unter dem Kürbisse oder Epheu ruhend.
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    • 1850–1863, Georg Fresenius, Beiträge zur Mykologie, Frankfurt am Main, page 33:
      Naemaspora lateritia Fresen.
      Gleichfalls auf dem Kürbisse sitzend in der grünen Schicht, zwischen der Epidermis und der blassen grosszelligen Schicht.
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Usage notes

  • The Zucchini (courgette) is not usually called a Kürbis in general parlance, though it is biologically included in the term.

Declension

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Latvian: ķirbis

Further reading

  • Kürbis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kürbis” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbit. Cognate with Yiddish קירבעס (kirbes).

Pronunciation

Noun

Kürbis f (plural Kürbissen)

  1. pumpkin
    Synonym: Kalbass