Geißfuß

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Geiß (“goat”) +‎ Fuß (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯sˌfuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Geiß‧fuß

Noun

Geißfuß m (strong, genitive Geißfußes or Geißfuß, no plural) (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol)

  1. synonym of Giersch (“ground elder”) (Aegopodium podagraria)

Declension

Declension of Geißfuß [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Geißfuß
genitive eines des Geißfußes, Geißfuß
dative einem dem Geißfuß, Geißfuße1
accusative einen den Geißfuß

1Now rare, see notes.

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