Schilf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schilf, from Old High German sciluf, from Proto-West Germanic *skilp, *skilup (“reed, rush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɪlf/
Audio (Austria) (file)
Hyphenation: Schilf

Noun

Schilf n (strong, genitive Schilfes or Schilfs, plural Schilfe)

reed
(area overgrown with) reeds

Declension

Declension of Schilf [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schilf	die	Schilfe
genitive	eines	des	Schilfes, Schilfs	der	Schilfe
dative	einem	dem	Schilf, Schilfe¹	den	Schilfen
accusative	ein	das	Schilf	die	Schilfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Sumpfschilf
Chinaschilf

Derived terms

Related terms

Schilfeule
Schilfmeer
Schilfpflanze
Schilfrohr
Schilfrohrsänger

Further reading

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

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