Petersil

Petersil

German

Petersil

Alternative forms

• Petersilie

Etymology

From Old High German petersilia, borrowed from Medieval Latin petrosilium, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /petɐˈsiːl/
• Hyphenation: Pe‧ter‧sil

Noun

Petersil m (strong, genitive Petersils, no plural)

1. (Austria, Bavaria) parsley, Petroselinum crispum

Declension

Declension of Petersil [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Petersil
genitive	eines	des	Petersils
dative	einem	dem	Petersil
accusative	einen	den	Petersil

Further reading

• “Petersil” in Duden online