Gurkenfass

German

Etymology

Gurke (“gherkin, pickle”) +‎ -n- +‎ Fass (“barrel”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊʁkənˌfas/, [ɡʊɐ̯-], [-kn̩-] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊʁkɛnˌfas/, [ɡʊɐ̯-], [-kn̩-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: Gur‧ken‧fass

Noun

Gurkenfass n (strong, genitive Gurkenfasses, plural Gurkenfässer)

  1. pickle barrel

Declension

Declension of Gurkenfass [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gurkenfass die Gurkenfässer
genitive eines des Gurkenfasses der Gurkenfässer
dative einem dem Gurkenfass, Gurkenfasse1 den Gurkenfässern
accusative ein das Gurkenfass die Gurkenfässer

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Gurkenfass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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