Ähre
German
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Getreideähren — corn ears (from left to right: barley, wheat, rye) (1)
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Die Ähre eines Grashalmes. — The head of a grass stalk. (2)
Etymology
From Old High German ahir, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz. Cognate with Dutch aar, English ear, West Frisian ier. Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Further Indo-European cognates: Latin aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros), Russian острый (ostryj), Lithuanian ass (“sharp”), Tocharian B āk (“ear, awn”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːʀə/
- Rhymes: -ɛːʀə
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Noun
Ähre f (genitive Ähre, plural Ähren, diminutive Ährchen n)
- (botany, countable) the ear (of corn)
- Synonym: Getreideähre
- (botany, countable) the head, ear (of grass seed)
- Synonym: Grasähre
- (botany, countable) the spike (of a flower)
- Synonym: Blütenähre
Declension
Declension of Ähre
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Ähre | die | Ähren |
genitive | einer | der | Ähre | der | Ähren |
dative | einer | der | Ähre | den | Ähren |
accusative | eine | die | Ähre | die | Ähren |
Hypernyms
- Pflanze f
- Getreide n
Hyponyms
- Korn n
Derived terms
- Ährenfeld n
- Ährenkranz m
- Ährenspindel f
- Scheinähre f
Further reading
- Ähre in Duden online