Orchidee

See also: orchidee, orchidée, and orchideę

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French orchidée, from New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔr.çiˈdeː(.ə)/

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Noun

Orchidee f (genitive Orchidee, plural Orchideen)

1. orchid

Declension

Declension of Orchidee [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Orchidee	die	Orchideen
genitive	einer	der	Orchidee	der	Orchideen
dative	einer	der	Orchidee	den	Orchideen
accusative	eine	die	Orchidee	die	Orchideen

Descendants

• → Dutch: orchidee
• → Estonian: orhidee

Further reading

• “Orchidee” in Duden online
• “Orchidee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache