Muskatblüte

German

Etymology

Muskat +‎ Blüte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊsˈkaːtˌblyːtə/
  • Hyphenation: Muskat‧blü‧te

Noun

Muskatblüte f (genitive Muskatblüte, plural Muskatblüten)

  1. (informal) mace
    Synonym: Macis

Usage notes

The term Muskatblüte (literally “nutmeg blossom”) is considered imprecise, since mace is not the blossom of the nutmeg tree, but the term is nevertheless widespread, and commercially available mace is more likely to labeled Muskatblüte than Macis.

Declension

Declension of Muskatblüte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Muskatblüte die Muskatblüten
genitive einer der Muskatblüte der Muskatblüten
dative einer der Muskatblüte den Muskatblüten
accusative eine die Muskatblüte die Muskatblüten

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