Vergissmeinnicht
German
Vergissmeinnicht
Alternative forms
- Vergißmeinnicht (superseded)
Etymology
From vergiss mein nicht (“forget me not”) (using the now archaic construction of a genitive object with vergessen): the flower is considered a symbol of friendship and remembrance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɛʁˈɡɪsmaɪnɪçt/
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Noun
Vergissmeinnicht n (genitive Vergissmeinnichts or Vergissmeinnichtes, plural Vergissmeinnichte)
- forget-me-not (plant)
Declension
Declension of Vergissmeinnicht
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Vergissmeinnicht | die | Vergissmeinnichte |
| genitive | eines | des | Vergissmeinnichtes, Vergissmeinnichts |
der | Vergissmeinnichte |
| dative | einem | dem | Vergissmeinnicht, Vergissmeinnichte1 |
den | Vergissmeinnichten |
| accusative | ein | das | Vergissmeinnicht | die | Vergissmeinnichte |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Vergissmeinnicht in Duden online
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