Zwetschge

German

Alternative forms

Zwetsche (originally predominant, but now being superseded by the southern form)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtsvɛtʃ.ɡə]
Audio (file)

Noun

Zwetschge f (genitive Zwetschge, plural Zwetschgen)

(regional, Southern Germany and Austria) freestone damson (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica)

Usage notes

A popular plum in Central Europe, similar to, but distinct from, the clingstone damson (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia)

Declension

Declension of Zwetschge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zwetschge	die	Zwetschgen
genitive	einer	der	Zwetschge	der	Zwetschgen
dative	einer	der	Zwetschge	den	Zwetschgen
accusative	eine	die	Zwetschge	die	Zwetschgen

Further reading

Zwetschge in Duden online

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