Gemüse

German

Gemüse

Etymology

From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). Cognate to Bavarian Gmias, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmyːzə/
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Noun

Gemüse n (strong, genitive Gemüses, plural Gemüse)

(uncountable, countable) vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
Iss dein Gemüse! ― Eat your vegetables!
(uncountable, countable) a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
Wir essen heute Hähnchenschnitzel mit Zwiebel-Möhren-Gemüse.
Today we’re having chicken cutlets with an onion and carrot relish.

Declension

Declension of Gemüse [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gemüse	die	Gemüse
genitive	eines	des	Gemüses	der	Gemüse
dative	einem	dem	Gemüse	den	Gemüsen
accusative	ein	das	Gemüse	die	Gemüse

Derived terms

Gemüseabteilung
Gemüsegeschäft
Gemüsehändler
Gemüsehandlung
Gemüseladen
Gemüsemarkt
Gemüsemischung
junges Gemüse

Related terms

Müsli
Apfelmus