Gauchheil
German
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Blauer Gauchheil
Blue pimpernel
Blue pimpernel
Etymology
From Gauch (“fool”) + Heil (“healing”), from the belief that it works as a remedy against mental illness. Compare Dutch guichelheil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯x.ˌhaɪ̯l/
Noun
Gauchheil m (genitive Gauchheils or Gauchheiles, plural Gauchheile)
- a pimpernel; any of the plants of the genus Anagallis
Declension
Declension of Gauchheil
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Gauchheil | die | Gauchheile |
genitive | eines | des | Gauchheiles, Gauchheils | der | Gauchheile |
dative | einem | dem | Gauchheil, Gauchheile1 | den | Gauchheilen |
accusative | einen | den | Gauchheil | die | Gauchheile |
1Now uncommon, see notes
References
- Gauchheil in Duden online