Gurke

German

Alternative forms
  • Gurcke, Agurke, Augurke, Augurcke (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊrkə/, [ɡʊʁ.kə], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə]
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Noun

Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n)

  1. cucumber, gherkin

Declension
Declension of Gurke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gurke die Gurken
genitive einer der Gurke der Gurken
dative einer der Gurke den Gurken
accusative eine die Gurke die Gurken

Descendants
  • → Estonian: kurk

Further reading
  • “Gurke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gurke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Gurke” in Duden online
  • Gurke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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