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Kastanie
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German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:kastānie<ety:inh<goh:kestina<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*kastannjā>>>:influence<fro:chastaigne>>
From de gmh kastānie, corrupted by fro chastaigne, from de goh kestina, goh kestinna, from de gmw-pro *kastannjā chestnut.
Pronunciation
de /kasˈtaːni̯ə/
de De-Kastanie.ogg
de De-Kastanie2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kas ta nie
Noun
f
chestnut
a tree of the genus Castanea genus, or its nut
horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus genus, or its nut
de Rosskastanie
Usage notes
In biological terminology, the simplex de Kastanie refers to the genus Castanea genus, while Aesculus genus must be specified as de Rosskastanie. However, in non-specialist use it is often the horse-chestnut which is thought of as the proto-typical de Kastanie.
Declension
f
Synonyms
edible nut de Marone, de Maroni
Derived terms
de Kastanienbaum m
de Kastanienente f
de kastanienfarbig
de Kastanienholz n
Descendants
1 bg кестен or from Ottoman Turkish
1 hu gesztenye
1 pl kasztan
1 sh - or from Ottoman Turkish
1 sh кестен
1 sh kesten
Further reading
de Trees