koscher

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoːʃər], [ˈkoːʃɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

• kosjer

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuʂer/, /ˈkoʂer/
• IPA^(key): /koʂːer/ (dialectal)

Adjective

koscher (neuter koschert, plural koschere)

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

References

• “koscher” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• kosher

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːʃer/

Adjective

koscher (not comparable, indeclinable)

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

• koscherkött
• koschermat
• koscherslakt

See also

• halal

References

• koscher in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• koscher in Svensk ordbok (SO)