Nachtschatten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German nahtschate, from Old High German nahtscato; equivalent to Nacht (“night”) +‎ Schatten (“shadow, shade”) (see those entries for more), apparently applied to the plant in reference to its dark flowers and berries; compare English nightshade.

Pronunciation

Noun

Nachtschatten m (strong, genitive Nachtschattens, plural Nachtschatten)

  1. night-time shadow
  2. nightshade (any of several plants belonging to the genus Solanum)

Declension

Declension of Nachtschatten
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nachtschatten die Nachtschatten
genitive eines des Nachtschattens der Nachtschatten
dative einem dem Nachtschatten den Nachtschatten
accusative einen den Nachtschatten die Nachtschatten

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