koscher

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

koscher (strong nominative masculine singular koscherer, not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) kosher
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) free of doubt, safe
    Synonym: geheuer

Declension

Positive forms of koscher (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist koscher sie ist koscher es ist koscher sie sind koscher
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative koscherer koschere koscheres koschere
genitive koscheren koscherer koscheren koscherer
dative koscherem koscherer koscherem koscheren
accusative koscheren koschere koscheres koschere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der koschere die koschere das koschere die koscheren
genitive des koscheren der koscheren des koscheren der koscheren
dative dem koscheren der koscheren dem koscheren den koscheren
accusative den koscheren die koschere das koschere die koscheren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein koscherer eine koschere ein koscheres (keine) koscheren
genitive eines koscheren einer koscheren eines koscheren (keiner) koscheren
dative einem koscheren einer koscheren einem koscheren (keinen) koscheren
accusative einen koscheren eine koschere ein koscheres (keine) koscheren

Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation

Adjective

koscher (neuter koschert, plural koschere)

  1. kosher (e.g. food or cutlery)

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German koscher, from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér). Attested in Swedish since 1911.

Pronunciation

Adjective

koscher (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) kosher
  2. (figuratively) kosher
    • 2022, Andreas Cervenka, Girig-Sverige, Natur & Kultur, →ISBN, page 147:
      En lång rad fondbolag och pensionsförvaltare har valt bort Evolution Gaming av etiska skäl. Att bidra till att människor spelar bort sina pengar på nätet anses helt enkelt inte helt koscher, eller hållbart som det heter på policyspråk.
      A long list of fund companies and pension managers have opted out of Evolution Gaming for ethical reasons. Contributing to people gambling away their money online is simply not considered entirely kosher, or sustainable as it is called in policy language.

Usage notes

Typically part of compounds. As an adjective, only used predicatively.

Derived terms

See also

References

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