Brombeere

German

Etymology

With dialectal -ā- → -ō- and subsequent shortening from Middle High German brāmber, from Old High German brāmberi, from Proto-West Germanic *brāmabaʀi (“blackberry, bramble”). Compare Dutch braambes, English bramberry, French framboise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁɔmˌbeːʁə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Brom‧bee‧re

Noun

Brombeere f (genitive Brombeere, plural Brombeeren)

1. blackberry, bramble

Declension

Declension of Brombeere [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brombeere	die	Brombeeren
genitive	einer	der	Brombeere	der	Brombeeren
dative	einer	der	Brombeere	den	Brombeeren
accusative	eine	die	Brombeere	die	Brombeeren

Related terms

• Brombeerhecke, Brombeermarmelade, Brombeerkoalition, Brombeersaft, Brombeerstrauch

Further reading

• “Brombeere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brombeere” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Brombeere” in Duden online