Seifenkraut

German

Etymology

From Seife (“soap”) +‎ -n- +‎ Kraut (“herb, herbaceous plant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯fənˌkraʊ̯t/
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Hyphenation: Sei‧fen‧kraut

Noun

Seifenkraut n (strong, genitive Seifenkrautes or Seifenkrauts, plural Seifenkräuter)

soapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria

Declension

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Further reading

“Seifenkraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Seifenkraut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Seifenkraut”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
“Seifenkraut” in Duden online

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