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Johannisbeere
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German
Alternative forms
de Johannsbeere Hansbeere archaic
Etymology
de Johannis Beere John's berry, named for the feast day of John the Baptist St. John the Baptist (24th of June), said to be when the fruit ripens.
Pronunciation
de /joˈhanɪsˌbeːrə/
de De-Johannisbeere.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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currant (Ribes genus gen. et spp., chiefly the fruits)
de Träuble Swabia Trübeli Switzerland Meertrübeli Switzerland Ribisel Austria, Bohemia Gichtbeere Wanzenbeere Saxonia Bockbeere Prussia
Declension
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Descendants
cim johannisper 1 partial calque
Further reading
de Saxifragales order plants Berries
de eponyms