Gerste

German

Etymology

From Old High German gersta, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō (“barley”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛʁstə/
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Noun

Gerste f (genitive Gerste, plural Gersten)

barley

Declension

Declension of Gerste

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gerste	die	Gersten
genitive	einer	der	Gerste	der	Gersten
dative	einer	der	Gerste	den	Gersten
accusative	eine	die	Gerste	die	Gersten

Derived terms

Gerstenbrot
Gerstenbier
Gerstennmalz
Gerstenkorn
Biergerste

See also

Further reading

Gerste in Duden online

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