Gallert

German

Alternative forms

Gallerte f

Etymology

East Central German form (17th c.) of Middle High German galreide, galrei (13th c.), from or related to Old Occitan gelareia, older Italian geleria (“aspic”). Ultimately from Latin gelu (“frost”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡalərt/, /ˈɡalɛrt/, [ˈɡa.lɐt], [-lɛʁt], [-lɛɐ̯t] (especially northern)
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IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛrt/ (especially southern)
Hyphenation: Gal‧lert

Noun

Gallert n (strong, genitive Gallertes or Gallerts, plural Gallerte)

aspic, jelly, mostly from meat or fish
Synonyms: Aspik, Gelee, (loosely) Sülze, Sulz
- 1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]‎:
  Damit war mein Tag, der sich sonst wie Gallert formlos dehnte, ausgefüllt, ich war beschäftigt, ohne mich zu ermüden
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of Gallert [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gallert	die	Gallerte
genitive	eines	des	Gallertes, Gallerts	der	Gallerte
dative	einem	dem	Gallert, Gallerte¹	den	Gallerten
accusative	ein	das	Gallert	die	Gallerte

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

gallertartig