Kokosnuss

German

Alternative forms

Kokosnuß (pre-1996 spelling)

Etymology

Kokos +‎ Nuss

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoːkʊsˌnʊs/, /ˈkoːkɔsˌnʊs/
Audio (file)

Noun

Kokosnuss f (genitive Kokosnuss, plural Kokosnüsse)

coconut

Usage notes

The spelling Kokosnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s.

Declension

Declension of Kokosnuss [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kokosnuss	die	Kokosnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Kokosnuss	der	Kokosnüsse
dative	einer	der	Kokosnuss	den	Kokosnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Kokosnuss	die	Kokosnüsse

Related terms

Kokosnussbutter
Kokosnussernte
Kokosnussfett
Kokosnussfleisch
Kokosnussöl
Kokosnusspalme
Kokosnussplantage
Kokosnussschale

Further reading

“Kokosnuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kokosnuss” in Duden online

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