"Giersch" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡiːrʃ/, [ɡi(ː)ɐ̯ʃ] Audio: De-Giersch.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German gires. A chiefly Central German word, later reinforced by cognate Middle Low German gerse. Further origin unknown. Likely related with Lithuanian garšva (“ground elder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|gires}} Old High German gires, {{der|de|gml|gerse}} Middle Low German gerse, {{unknown|de|nocap=1}} unknown, {{cog|lt|garšva|t=ground elder}} Lithuanian garšva (“ground elder”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Giersch m (strong, genitive Giersches or Gierschs, no plural), {{tlb|de|especially|northern and central Germany}} (especially northern and central Germany) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Giersches [genitive], Gierschs [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Giersch [nominative, singular], Giersches [genitive, singular], Gierschs [genitive, singular], Giersch [dative, singular], Giersche [dative, singular], Giersch [accusative, singular]
  1. ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) Wikipedia link: de: Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Geißfuß [Southern]
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    ],
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      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unknown"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German and Old High German gires. A chiefly Central German word, later reinforced by cognate Middle Low German gerse. Further origin unknown. Likely related with Lithuanian garšva (“ground elder”).",
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      "form": "Giersches",
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gierschs",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "masculine strong",
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      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "Giersche",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Giersch",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria)"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡi(ː)ɐ̯ʃ]"
    },
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      "gerse",
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    ],
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        "genitive"
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    },
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Giersche",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Giersch",
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    },
    {
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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        "Northern German",
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        "ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria)"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiːrʃ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡi(ː)ɐ̯ʃ]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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