Bärendreck

German

Etymology

From Bär (“bear”) +‎ -en- +‎ Dreck (“dirt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛːʁənˌdʁɛk/, /ˈbeːʁən-/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bä‧ren‧dreck

Noun

Bärendreck m (strong, genitive Bärendreckes or Bärendrecks, no plural)

  1. (Germany, dialectal) blackberry or dewberry
  2. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) licorice
    Synonyms: Lakritze, Bärenzucker

Declension
Declension of Bärendreck [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Bärendreck
genitive eines des Bärendreckes, Bärendrecks
dative einem dem Bärendreck, Bärendrecke1
accusative einen den Bärendreck

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian: pèndrek/пѐндрек

References
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