sommergrün

German

Etymology

From Sommer +‎ grün, literally “summer-green”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn/
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  • Hyphenation: som‧mer‧grün

Adjective

sommergrün (strong nominative masculine singular sommergrüner, not comparable)

  1. (botany) deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter)
    Synonym: laubabwerfend

Usage notes
  • The word is not all too common since the normal words for "deciduous tree" and "deciduous forest" are Laubbaum (literally “leaf tree”) and Laubwald (literally “leaf forest”).

Declension

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