Möhre
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with obsolete English more (“carrot, parsnip”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Möhre f (genitive Möhre, plural Möhren, diminutive Möhrchen n)
Usage notes
[edit]- Möhre is the native word for carrot throughout central Germany and in many parts of northern Germany. In formal writing it is also quite common, although Karotte is yet more frequent.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Möhre [feminine]
Hyponyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Möhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Möhre” in Duden online
- “Möhre” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/øːʁə
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
- Regional German
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