Bratwurst

See also: bratwurst

German
Bratwürste

Etymology

From Middle High German brātwurst, from Old High German brātwurst. The term originally denoted a sausage (Wurst) made of Brät (Old High German brāto), but has come to be used for a sausage that is fried or is suited to being fried (braten). Kluge suggests the modern word might be a conflation of those two etymologies rather than a derivation of only the first one.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaːtvʊʁst/
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Noun

Bratwurst f (genitive Bratwurst, plural Bratwürste, diminutive Bratwürstchen n or Bratwürstlein n)

  1. a sausage which has been or is suited to be fried or grilled; a bratwurst
    Zum Abendessen gab es gestern Bratwurst.—“Yesterday there was bratwurst for dinner.”
  2. (now only regional) a smoked sausage, made of raw Brät, which is eaten cold or cooked in water
    • 2010, Kommunikation für Europa II: Sprache und Identität, page 119:
      Es gibt auch die geräucherte Bratwurst, die kalt verzehrt wird, sowie weitere Sorten.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

Derived terms
  • Grillbratwurst
  • Rostbratwurst

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (24th edition), page 146 (de Gruyter, Berlin, 2002; →ISBN

Further reading
  • “Bratwurst” in Duden online
  • “Bratwurst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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