Schokolade
German
Alternative forms
- Chocolade, Chokolade (now rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl, where the ultimate etymology is unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃokoˈlaːdə/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːdə
Noun
Schokolade f (genitive Schokolade, plural Schokoladen)
- chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans)
- Synonym: (Switzerland) Schoggi
- cocoa drink
Declension
Declension of Schokolade [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schokolade | die | Schokoladen |
| genitive | einer | der | Schokolade | der | Schokoladen |
| dative | einer | der | Schokolade | den | Schokoladen |
| accusative | eine | die | Schokolade | die | Schokoladen |
Derived terms
- Eisschokolade
- heiße Schokolade
- Milchschokolade
- schokoladen
- Schokoladeneis
- Schokoladenseite
- Schokoladenzigarette
- Weißschokolade
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: sjokolade
Further reading
- “Schokolade” in Duden online
- “Schokolade” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schokolade” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Schokolade on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de