Ingwer

Ingwer

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)
Proto-Dravidian *wēr
Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.
Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.
Late Latin zingiberi
Late Latin gingiberbor.
Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō
Old High German gingibero
Middle High German ingeber
German Ingwer

    From Middle High German ingewer, ingeber, from Old High German ingiber, gingiber, gingibero, from Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋvər/, [ˈʔɪŋ.vɐ], [-ʋɐ]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    Ingwer m (strong, genitive Ingwers, plural (rare) Ingwer)

    1. ginger

    Declension

    Declension of Ingwer [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Ingwer die Ingwer
    genitive eines des Ingwers der Ingwer
    dative einem dem Ingwer den Ingwern
    accusative einen den Ingwer die Ingwer

    Descendants

    • → Estonian: ingver
    • → Latvian: ingvers
    • → Luxembourgish: Ingwer
    • → Polish: imbir, imbier (obsolete), imgbir, ingbier, jęgbir, engbier, imgbier, inbier (Middle Polish)
    • → Slovene: īngver, īmber
    • → Lower Sorbian: ingwer
    • → Upper Sorbian: himbjer, ingwer

    Further reading

    • “Ingwer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Ingwer” in Duden online

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

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    Noun

    Ingwer m (uncountable)

    1. ginger (spice)
      Synonyms: Gingembre, Geimer
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