Minze
German
Alternative forms
- Münze (obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze)
Etymology
From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪnt͡sə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Min·ze
- Rhymes: -ɪnt͡sə
Noun
Minze f (genitive Minze, plural Minzen)
- mint (genus Mentha)
Declension
Declension of Minze [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Minze | die | Minzen |
| genitive | einer | der | Minze | der | Minzen |
| dative | einer | der | Minze | den | Minzen |
| accusative | eine | die | Minze | die | Minzen |
Hyponyms
- Apfelminze, Bachminze, Grüne Minze, Katzenminze, Krause Minze, Pfefferminze, Pferdeminze, Speerminze, Wasserminze
Related terms
- Minzegeruch, Minzegeschmack
Further reading
- “Minze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Minze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Minze”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Minze” in Duden online