der Zucker
noun · /ˈt͡sʊ.kɐ/ ·Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Italian zuccherobor. Middle High German zucker German Zucker From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar”). Cognates include Czech cukr, Hungarian cukor and Dutch suiker. From zucken + -er.
Translation
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sugar
masculine, strong, uncountable, usually
ein Stück Zucker
a lump of sugar
Ein Stückchen Zucker, bitte.
One lump of sugar, please.
- a twitching, jerking motion Austria, informal, masculine, strong
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diabetes
masculine, strong, uncountable
Zucker haben
to be a diabetic
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Zucker | Zucker |
| Accusative | Zucker | Zucker |
| Dative | Zucker | Zuckern |
| Genitive | Zuckers | Zucker |