Prärie

See also: praerie and prærie

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from American English prairie, from French prairie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈʁiː/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːˈʁiː/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Prä‧rie
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Prärie f (genitive Prärie, plural Prärien)

  1. prairie

Declension

Derived terms

  • Präriegras
  • Präriehund
  • Prärieindianer
  • Prärieleut
  • Präriewolf

Further reading

  • Prärie” in Duden online
  • Prärie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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