Zwetschge

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Etymology

From Middle High German Tzwetzschken, from the Vulgar Latin plural form *davascena, from Latin damascēna n pl (“damascene plums”), from Ancient Greek δαμασκηνά (damaskēná, “damascene plums”) itself from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós, “Damascus”).

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Noun

Zwetschge f (genitive Zwetschge, plural Zwetschgen)

  1. plum (fruit)
  2. freestone damson (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica)
    Synonym: Zwetschgenbaum
  3. (slang, regional, also in the alternative forms) coochie, quim

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Declension

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

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