Spitzpaprika

German Etymology de :af spitz Paprika de spitz Paprika Pronunciation de /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprika/ /ˈʃpɪt͡spaprɪka/ de Spitz pa pri ka Noun m,s,-[usually with an article, determiner or numeral]:s[usually when standing alone] or f,-[usually with an article, determiner or numeral]:s[usually when standing alone] de see usage notes banana pepper Usage notes The plural is most often unchanged Spitzpaprika when preceded by an article, determiner, or numeral, and most often Spitzpaprikas when standing alone. This distinction is just a tendency, however. The masculine gender for the fruit is the older usage and today limited to Eastern and Southern German, as well as Austrian, dialects, and Austrian Standard German. The feminine gender is partially used in all of Germany and only uncommon in Austria. Younger speakers are more likely to refer to the fruit as feminine.Paprikafrucht Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache 2011-01-08 https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-4/f06a-b/ https://web.archive.org/web/20251107011341/https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-4/f06a-b/ 7 November 2025 Declension m,s,-[usually with an article, determiner or numeral]:s[usually when standing alone] or f,-[usually with an article, determiner or numeral]:s[usually when standing alone] Synonyms de Hornpaprika References Further reading de Peppers Vegetables