Frucht

See also: frucht

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (fruit). Cognate with German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.

Pronunciation

Noun

Frucht f (plural Frücht)

  1. (central and northeastern Switzerland) grain, cereal

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (fruit). Cognate with Alemannic German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frʊxt/, [fʁʊxt], [fʁʊχt]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊχt

Noun

Frucht f (genitive Frucht, plural Früchte, diminutive Früchtchen n)

  1. (countable) fruit (seed-bearing part of a plant)
    Viele Früchte sind rot.A lot of fruits are red.
  2. (uncountable) harvest, crop, produce, particularly of cereal
    Im August wird die Frucht des Feldes eingefahren.
    In August, the harvest of the fields is brought in.
  3. (countable, figurative) result, effect, fruit
    die Frucht unserer Bemühungenthe fruit of our efforts

Usage notes

  • As with English fruit, there is a tendency to use Frucht particularly for sweet or juicy kinds. This tendency is less pronounced, however, since the common word for such fruits is Obst.

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Frucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Frucht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Frucht” in Duden online
  • Frucht” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Frucht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (fruit). Cognate with Alemannic German Frucht, German Frucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fruxt/

Noun

Frucht f (plural Fricht, diminutive Frichtche)

  1. fruit

Hyponyms

  • (fruit): Oobst; Baamnuss; Nuss

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Frucht f (plural Fruchte)

  1. fruit
    • 2003, De Bibel, Matäus (Matthew) 7:17:
      Jrod soo drajcht een gooda Boom goode Frucht un een schlajchta Boom schlajchte Frucht.
      Likewise, a good tree bears good fruit, and a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Derived terms

  • fruchtboa
  • fruchtloos
  • Fruchtknoppe
  • Fruchtküak

Saterland Frisian

n Frucht (1).

Etymology

From Old Frisian frucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht. Cognate with West Frisian frucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frʊxt/
  • Hyphenation: Frucht
  • Rhymes: -ʊxt

Noun

Frucht f (plural Fruchte)

  1. fruit
  2. crop
  3. grain

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Frucht”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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