Ingwer
German
Alternative forms
- Ingber, Imber (dialectal, obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German ingewer, ingeber, from Old High German ingiber, gingiber(o), from Old French gingibre, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪŋvər/, [ˈʔɪŋ.vɐ], [-ʋɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
Ingwer m (strong, genitive Ingwers, plural (rare) Ingwer)
- ginger
Declension
Declension of Ingwer [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Ingwer | die | Ingwer |
| genitive | eines | des | Ingwers | der | Ingwer |
| dative | einem | dem | Ingwer | den | Ingwern |
| accusative | einen | den | Ingwer | die | Ingwer |
Descendants
- → Estonian: ingver
- → Latvian: ingvers
- → Luxembourgish: Ingwer
- → Polish: imbir, imbier, imgbir, imber, ingbier, ingbir, jęgbir, engbier, imgbier, inbier, inbir
- → Belarusian: імбір (imbir)
- → Lithuanian: imbieras
- → Russian: имби́рь (imbírʹ)
- → Ukrainian: імби́р (imbýr)
- → Slovene: īngver, īmber
- → Lower Sorbian: ingwer
- → Upper Sorbian: himbjer, ingwer
Further reading
- “Ingwer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ingwer” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Noun
Ingwer m (uncountable)
- ginger (spice)
- Synonyms: Gingembre, Geimer