Sellerie

See also: sellerie

German
Sellerie

Etymology

Borrowed from French céleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon).

Pronunciation
  • (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈzɛləʁi/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˌsɛləˈriː/
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Noun

Sellerie m (genitive Selleries, plural Selleries) or
Sellerie f (genitive Sellerie, plural Sellerien)

  1. celery (herb)

Usage notes

The end-stressed form and feminine gender are used in Upper German, particularly in Austria; else the noun is only masculine and only stressed at the first syllable.

Declension

As masculine noun:

Declension of Sellerie
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sellerie die Selleries
genitive eines des Selleries der Selleries
dative einem dem Sellerie den Selleries
accusative einen den Sellerie die Selleries

As feminine noun:

Declension of Sellerie
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sellerie die Sellerien
genitive einer der Sellerie der Sellerien
dative einer der Sellerie den Sellerien
accusative eine die Sellerie die Sellerien

Derived terms
  • Knollensellerie (“celeriac”)
  • Stangensellerie (“celery stalk(s)”)
  • Staudensellerie (“celery stalk(s)”)

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