Gurkenglas

German

Etymology

Gurke (“gherkin, pickle”) +‎ -n- +‎ Glas (“glass”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊʁkənɡlaːs/, [ɡʊɐ̯-], [-kn̩-] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊʁkɛnɡlaːs/, [ɡʊɐ̯-], [-kn̩-], [-ɡ̥laːs] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: Gur‧ken‧glas

Noun

Gurkenglas n (strong, genitive Gurkenglases, plural Gurkengläser)

  1. pickle jar

Declension

Declension of Gurkenglas [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gurkenglas die Gurkengläser
genitive eines des Gurkenglases der Gurkengläser
dative einem dem Gurkenglas, Gurkenglase1 den Gurkengläsern
accusative ein das Gurkenglas die Gurkengläser

1Now rare, see notes.

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