Gemüse
noun · /ɡəˈmyːzə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). By surface analysis, ge- + Mus + -e. Cognate to Bavarian Gmias, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.
Translation
-
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
countable, neuter, strong, uncountable
Iss dein Gemüse!
Eat your vegetables!
Warum isst du kein Gemüse?
Why don't you eat vegetables?
- grate sth source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- crop source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- vegetable; vegetables ; veggie source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
-
a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
countable, neuter, strong, uncountable
Wir essen heute Hähnchenschnitzel mit Zwiebel-Möhren-Gemüse.
Today we’re having chicken cutlets with an onion and carrot relish.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Gemüse | Gemüse |
| Accusative | Gemüse | Gemüse |
| Dative | Gemüse | Gemüsen |
| Genitive | Gemüses | Gemüse |