Kukuruz
See also: kukuruz
German
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kukuruz. Further origin disputed. Probably from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kokoroz, qōqōrōz), from Albanian kokërrëz, from kokërr (“pellet, grain”).[1] Compare Russian кукуруза (kukuruza), Hungarian kukorica, Slovene koruza, Polish kukurydza, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊkurʊt͡s], [ˈkuːkurʊt͡s]
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Noun
Kukuruz m (genitive Kukuruz or Kukuruzes, no plural)
- (Austria, Bavaria) maize, corn
Declension
Declension of Kukuruz (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kukuruz |
| genitive | eines | des | Kukuruzes |
| dative | einem | dem | Kukuruz, Kukuruze1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Kukuruz |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Mais
Derived terms
- Kukuruzkolben
References
- Turkish Etymological Dictionary
Further reading
- Kukuruz in Duden online