Bingelkraut

German
Einjähriges Bingelkraut
(Mercurialis annua)

Alternative forms
  • Bengelkraut

Etymology

From bingeln, a dialectal form of now standard pinkeln (“to pee”), by the diuretic effect of Mercurialis annua. For the same reason it is called in dialectal Slovene usȃčnica, usačna zel from uscáti se (“to relieve oneself of water”). Other relevant names of the plant include Scheißkraut, Scheißmelde, Schweißkraut, Schweißmelde, Ruhrkaut, Klystierkraut.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɪŋl̩ˌkʁaʊ̯t], [ˈbɪŋəlˌkʁaʊ̯t], [ˈbɪŋl̩ˌkraʊ̯t], [ˈbɪŋəlˌkraʊ̯t]
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Noun

Bingelkraut n (strong, genitive Bingelkrautes or Bingelkrauts, plural Bingelkräuter)

  1. mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)

Declension
Declension of Bingelkraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bingelkraut die Bingelkräuter
genitive eines des Bingelkrautes, Bingelkrauts der Bingelkräuter
dative einem dem Bingelkraut, Bingelkraute1 den Bingelkräutern
accusative ein das Bingelkraut die Bingelkräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Serbo-Croatian: bingulja
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