Frucht

See also: frucht

Alemannic German

Etymology

Middle High German vruht.

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /fruxt/

Noun

Frucht f (plural Frücht)

  1. (central and northeastern Switzerland) grain, cereal

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Latin fructus. Cognate to Low German Frucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁʊxt/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊχt

Noun

Frucht f (genitive Frucht, plural Früchte, diminutive Früchtchen n)

  1. (countable) fruit (seed-bearing part of a plant)
    Viele Früchte sind rot. ― A lot of fruits are red.
  2. (uncountable) harvest, crop, produce, particularly of cereal
    Im September wird die Frucht des Feldes eingefahren.
    In September, the harvest of the fields is brought in.
  3. (countable, figuratively) result, effect, fruit
    die Frucht unserer Bemühungen ― the fruit of our efforts

Usage notes

  • As with English fruit, there is a tendency to use Frucht particularly for sweet or juicy kinds. This tendency is less pronounced, however, since the common word for such fruits is Obst.

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Frucht f (plural Fruchte)

  1. fruit

Derived terms

  • fruchtboa
  • fruchtloos
  • Fruchtknoppe
  • Fruchtküak
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