Kastanie

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kastānie, corrupted by Old French chastaigne, from Old High German kestina, kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā (“chestnut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtaːni̯ə/
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  • Hyphenation: Kas‧ta‧nie

Noun

Kastanie f (genitive Kastanie, plural Kastanien)

  1. chestnut
    1. a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut
    2. horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut
      Synonym: Rosskastanie

Usage notes

  • In biological terminology, the simplex Kastanie refers to the genus Castanea, while Aesculus must be specified as Rosskastanie. However, in non-specialist use it is often the horse-chestnut which is thought of as the proto-typical Kastanie.

Declension

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

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Further reading

  • “Kastanie” in Duden online
  • “Kastanie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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