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Old English · noun

streawberge

Normalised strēawberġe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈstræ͜ɑːwˌber.je/
[ˈstræ͜ɑːwˌberˠ.je]
Syllables
ˈstræ͜ɑːw · ˌber · je (3 syllables)
Modern English
strawberry

Meaning

  1. strawberry

Declension

Declension of streawberge
SingularPlural
Nominative strēawberġestrēawberġan
Accusative strēawberġanstrēawberġan
Genitive strēawberġanstrēawberġena
Dative strēawberġanstrēawberġum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English strēaw Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Old English streawberge From strēaw (“straw”) + berġe (“berry”). See English strawberry for possible explanations.

Descendants

strawberry

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