"Gurke" meaning in German

See Gurke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʊrkə/, [ɡʊʁ.kə], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə] [Germany], /ˈɡʊrkɛ/, [ɡʊʁ.kɛ], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kɛ] [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-Gurke.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|zlw-opl|ogurek}} Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, {{der|de|gkm|ἀγγούριον|t=cucumber}} Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen,^lein,erl}} Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n or Gurkerl n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Gurke [genitive], Gurken [plural], Gürkchen [diminutive, neuter], Gürklein [diminutive, neuter], Gurkerl [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gurke [nominative, singular], Gurken [definite, nominative, plural], Gurke [genitive, singular], Gurken [definite, genitive, plural], Gurke [dative, singular], Gurken [dative, definite, plural], Gurke [accusative, singular], Gurken [accusative, definite, plural], Gurcke [alternative, obsolete], Agurke [alternative, obsolete], Augurke [alternative, obsolete], Augurcke [alternative, obsolete]
  1. cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gurke-de-noun-pBCjoaKf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gourd family plants, Vegetables Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 9 3 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 3 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 3 3 27 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 49 24 7 20 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 57 29 3 10
  2. cucumber (fruit) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Kukumer
    Sense id: en-Gurke-de-noun-1uab83oF
  3. (humorous, informal) long nose Tags: feminine, humorous, informal Synonyms: Zinken
    Sense id: en-Gurke-de-noun-Yln1J-EG
  4. (colloquial) piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment) Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-Gurke-de-noun-sV3jFN0J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Delikatessgurke, Dillgurke, Einlegegurke, Essiggurke, Feldgurke, Freilandgurke, Frühbeetgurke, Gewächshausgurke, Gewürzgurke, Haargurke, Pfeffergurke, Salatgurke, Salzgurke, Schlangengurke, Schmorgurke, Seegurke, Senfgurke, Spritzgurke, Stachelgurke, Treibhausgurke Derived forms: gurkenähnlich, gurkenartig, Gurkenbeet, Gurkenfass, gurkenförmig, Gurkengewürz, Gurkenglas, Gurkenhobel, Gurkenkraut, Gurkenlake, Gurkensalat, Gurkenschale, Gurkensuppe, Gurkentopf

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gurkenähnlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gurkenartig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenbeet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenfass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gurkenförmig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkengewürz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenglas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenhobel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenkraut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenlake"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkensalat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkenschale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkensuppe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gurkentopf"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "kurk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: kurk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: kurk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "gùrka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: gùrka"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zlw-opl",
        "3": "ogurek"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gkm",
        "3": "ἀγγούριον",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "Gurke",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gürkchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gürklein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurkerl",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurcke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Agurke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Augurke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Augurcke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein,erl"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n or Gurkerl n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Gur‧ke"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Delikatessgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Dillgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Einlegegurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Essiggurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Feldgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Freilandgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Frühbeetgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewächshausgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewürzgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Haargurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Pfeffergurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Salatgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Salzgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlangengurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Schmorgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Seegurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Senfgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Spritzgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Stachelgurke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Treibhausgurke"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 9 3 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 3 3 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 3 3 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 24 7 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Gourd family plants",
          "orig": "de:Gourd family plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 29 3 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Vegetables",
          "orig": "de:Vegetables",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gurke-de-noun-pBCjoaKf",
      "links": [
        [
          "cucumber",
          "cucumber"
        ],
        [
          "Cucumis sativus",
          "Cucumis sativus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cucumber (fruit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gurke-de-noun-1uab83oF",
      "links": [
        [
          "cucumber",
          "cucumber"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kukumer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "long nose"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gurke-de-noun-Yln1J-EG",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "nose",
          "nose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous, informal) long nose"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Zinken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "humorous",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gurke-de-noun-sV3jFN0J",
      "links": [
        [
          "piece of junk",
          "piece of junk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊrkə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʊʁ.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə]",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Gurke.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/De-Gurke.ogg/De-Gurke.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/De-Gurke.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊrkɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʊʁ.kɛ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊɐ̯.kɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gurke"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Old Polish",
    "German terms derived from Byzantine Greek",
    "German terms derived from Old Polish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Gourd family plants",
    "de:Vegetables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gurkenähnlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "gurkenartig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenbeet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenfass"
    },
    {
      "word": "gurkenförmig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkengewürz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenglas"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenhobel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenkraut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenlake"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkensalat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkenschale"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkensuppe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gurkentopf"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "kurk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: kurk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: kurk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "gùrka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: gùrka"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "zlw-opl",
        "3": "ogurek"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gkm",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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      "form": "Gurke",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gürkchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gürklein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurkerl",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gurcke",
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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Agurke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Augurke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Augurcke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Gur‧ke"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Delikatessgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dillgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Einlegegurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Essiggurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feldgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Freilandgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frühbeetgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewächshausgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewürzgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haargurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfeffergurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Salatgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Salzgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlangengurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schmorgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seegurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Senfgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spritzgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stachelgurke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Treibhausgurke"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cucumber",
          "cucumber"
        ],
        [
          "Cucumis sativus",
          "Cucumis sativus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cucumber (fruit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cucumber",
          "cucumber"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kukumer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German humorous terms",
        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long nose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "nose",
          "nose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous, informal) long nose"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Zinken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "humorous",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piece of junk",
          "piece of junk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊrkə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʊʁ.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə]",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Gurke.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/De-Gurke.ogg/De-Gurke.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/De-Gurke.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊrkɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʊʁ.kɛ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʊɐ̯.kɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gurke"
}

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