Marzipan

See also: marzipan

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian marzapane. See English marzipan for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.tsiˌpaːn/, /ˌmaʁ.tsiˈpaːn/
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Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Marzipan n, m (genitive Marzipans, plural Marzipane)

(generally uncountable) marzipan

Usage notes

The word is exclusively neuter in northern and central Germany. In the southern half of the language area the masculine is also used, particularly in Austria.
The plural is only used to refer to different kinds of marzipan.

Declension

Declension of Marzipan

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Marzipan	die	Marzipane
genitive	eines	des	Marzipans	der	Marzipane
dative	einem	dem	Marzipan	den	Marzipanen
accusative	ein	das	Marzipan	die	Marzipane

Derived terms

Marzipankartoffel

Descendants

Czech: marcipán
Danish: marcipan
English: marzipan
Hebrew: מרציפן‎ (martsipán)
Hungarian: marcipán
Norwegian: marsipan
Russian: марципан (marcipan)
Serbo-Croatian: марципан, marcipan
Swedish: marsipan

Further reading

Marzipan on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Marzipan in Duden online

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