Kastanie
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kastānie, corrupted by Old French chastaigne, from Old High German kestina, kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā (“chestnut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈtaːni̯ə/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kas‧ta‧nie
Noun
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- chestnut
- a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut
- horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut
- Synonym: Rosskastanie
Usage notes
- In biological terminology, the simplex Kastanie refers to the genus Castanea, while Aesculus must be specified as Rosskastanie. However, in non-specialist use it is often the horse-chestnut which is thought of as the proto-typical Kastanie.
Declension
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