Eisenkraut

German

Etymology

Eisen (“iron”) +‎ Kraut (“herb”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯zənˌkraʊ̯t/, /ˈaɪ̯sənˌkraʊ̯t/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ei‧sen‧kraut

Noun

Eisenkraut n (genitive Eisenkrauts or Eisenkrautes, plural Eisenkräuter)

  1. (uncountable) Verbena (a genus of herbaceous plants)
  2. (specifically) common vervain (Verbena officinalis)
  3. lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora)
  4. (countable) A plant of any of the above taxa

Declension
Declension of Eisenkraut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eisenkraut die Eisenkräuter
genitive eines des Eisenkrautes,
Eisenkrauts		 der Eisenkräuter
dative einem dem Eisenkraut,
Eisenkraute1		 den Eisenkräutern
accusative ein das Eisenkraut die Eisenkräuter
1Now uncommon, see notes

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