Latwerge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German latwārje, latwērje, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /latˈvɛʁɡə/
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Hyphenation: Lat‧wer‧ge

Noun

Latwerge f (genitive Latwerge, plural Latwergen)

(medicine) electuary
Synonym: Leckmittel
(Northern Germany) fruit mush, especially plum puree
Synonyms: Fruchtmus, Pflaumenmus

Declension

Declension of Latwerge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Latwerge	die	Latwergen
genitive	einer	der	Latwerge	der	Latwergen
dative	einer	der	Latwerge	den	Latwergen
accusative	eine	die	Latwerge	die	Latwergen

Further reading

Latwerge on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Latwerge in Duden online
“Latwerge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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