Christrose

German

Etymology

From Christ(fest) (“Christmas”) +‎ Rose; it flowers near Christmas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪstˌʁoːzə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Christrose f (genitive Christrose, plural Christrosen)

1. Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)

   Synonyms: Schneerose, Nieswurz, Christwurz, Weihnachtsrose

Declension

Declension of Christrose [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Christrose	die	Christrosen
genitive	einer	der	Christrose	der	Christrosen
dative	einer	der	Christrose	den	Christrosen
accusative	eine	die	Christrose	die	Christrosen

Further reading

• “Christrose” in Duden online
• “Christrose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Schneerose on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de