Birne

birne German Etymology de :der gmh:bire<ety:inh<goh:bira>> From de gmh bire, gmh bir, from de goh bira, goh pira, from de la-vul pira, reanalysis of the plural of de la pirum. Early Modern German de birn is from the Middle High German plural and dative/genitive singular, whence a double plural de birnen was formed. The contemporary de Birne is a new backformation from this plural (perhaps influenced also by the older, still dialectal form de bire). Thus, between Latin and modern German, the word was reformed on the basis of the plural three times. Cognate with gsw Bire. For the sense of "head", compare typologically de Rübe, ru ре́па, ru ты́ква, ru коча́н, it zucca, sv knopp. Pronunciation de /ˈbɪrnə/ [ˈbɪɐ̯nə] [ˈbɪʁnə] [ˈbɪrnə] Germany de De-Birne.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de /ˈb̥irnɛ/ [ˈb̥iʁnɛ] [ˈb̥iɐ̯nɛ] Austria,South German,Switzerland de De-at-Birne.ogg Austria de Bir ne Noun f chen pear lightbulb de colloquial head, bonce, noggin de Rübe<g:f> Schädel<g:m> Dötz<g:m> Dez<g:m> Declension f Derived terms de Abrissbirne Abbruchbirne Butterbirne birnenförmig Erdbirne Glühbirne Leuchtbirne Kochbirne Saftbirne Tafelbirne Williamsbirne Birnenkompott Birnenmus Birnensaft Birnensorte Birnenschnaps Grundbirne Descendants 1 et pirn 1 csb birna Further reading de de Body parts Pome fruits Fruits Light sources