Johanniskraut

German

Etymology

Johannis (“John's”) +‎ Kraut (“herb”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /joˈhanɪsˌkʁaʊ̯t/
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Noun

Johanniskraut n (strong, genitive Johanniskrautes or Johanniskrauts, no plural)

St John's wort
- 1903, Sebastian Kneipp, edited by Bonifaz Reile, Das große Kneippbuch, München: Beckstein, published 1939, page 280:
  Das Johanniskraut führte seiner großen Wirkungen wegen früher den Namen Hexenkraut.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

“Johanniskraut” in Duden online
“Johanniskraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Johanniskraut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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