Walnuss

German

Alternative forms

Walnuß (old orthography, now non-standard)

Etymology

Compound of wal (compare welsch) and Nuss, a calque of Middle Latin nux gallica “nut from Gaul”. The walnut tree was originally mostly cultivated in Gaul

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvalnʊs/
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Noun

Walnuss f (genitive Walnuss, plural Walnüsse)

walnut

Declension

Declension of Walnuss

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Walnuss	die	Walnüsse
genitive	einer	der	Walnuss	der	Walnüsse
dative	einer	der	Walnuss	den	Walnüssen
accusative	eine	die	Walnuss	die	Walnüsse