Holunder

German

Alternative forms

  • Holder, Holler (dated, regional)
  • Hohlunder, Hollunder, Holunter, Hohlunter, Hollunter (obsolete)

Etymology

With irregular stress shift (as in Wacholder, Forelle etc.) from Middle High German holunder, holunter, from Old High German holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoˈlʊndər/, [hoˈlʊn.dɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

Holunder m (strong, genitive Holunders, plural Holunder)

  1. elder (plant of the genus Sambucus)
  2. (specifically) black elder, Sambucus nigra
    Synonyms: Schwarzer Holunder, (regional) Flieder

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Further reading

  • Holunder” in Duden online
  • Holunder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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