Äerdbeer

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German ërtbere, from Old High German erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją, from *erþō + *bazją. By surface analysis, Äerd (ground) +‎ Beer (berry).

    Cognate with German Erdbeere and Luxembourgish Äerdbier.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛːatˌpeːa/
    • Rhymes: -eːa
    • Syllabification: Ä‧erd‧beer

    Noun

    Äerdbeer f (plural Äerdbeere)

    1. strawberry (edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria)
      Ich gehn Äerdbeere breche.I'm going to harvest strawberries.
      Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien.The strawberries are still unripe.

    References

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Äerdbeer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 9, column 1