Pfirsich

German

Alternative forms

Pfersich (obsolete and dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German pfersich, from Old High German phersih, from Proto-West Germanic *persik (“peach”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈp͡fɪʁzɪç/, [ˈpfɪrzɪç], [ˈpfɪʁzɪç], [ˈpfɪɐ̯zɪç] (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʁzɪç/, [ˈfɪʁzɪç], [ˈfɪɐ̯zɪç] (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Pfirsich m (strong, genitive Pfirsiches or Pfirsichs, plural Pfirsiche)

peach

Declension

Declension of Pfirsich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfirsich	die	Pfirsiche
genitive	eines	des	Pfirsiches, Pfirsichs	der	Pfirsiche
dative	einem	dem	Pfirsich, Pfirsiche¹	den	Pfirsichen
accusative	einen	den	Pfirsich	die	Pfirsiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

“Pfirsich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Pfirsich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Pfirsich” in Duden online
Pfirsich on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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