"Kren" meaning in German

See Kren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kreːn/ Audio: De-Kren.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German krēn, krēne, chrēn. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ via a Slavic language like Czech křen (compare Silesian East Central German Krên), used in southern Germany and Austria. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|krēn}} Middle High German krēn, {{der|de|sla-pro|*xrěnъ}} Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ, {{cog|cs|křen}} Czech křen, {{cog|gmw-ecg|Krên}} East Central German Krên Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Kren m (strong, genitive Krenes or Krens, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Krenes [genitive], Krens [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Kren [nominative, singular], Krenes [genitive, singular], Krens [genitive, singular], Kren [dative, singular], Krene [dative, singular], Kren [accusative, singular]
  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana) Tags: Austria, Bavaria, Southern-Germany, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Meerrettich
    Sense id: en-Kren-de-noun-q8Do3f0s Categories (other): Austrian German, Bavarian German, Southern German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cardamineae tribe plants Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Cardamineae tribe plants: 72 28
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) condiment made from the root of the plant Tags: Austria, Bavaria, Southern-Germany, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: geriebener Meerrettich
    Sense id: en-Kren-de-noun-TDTyaX43 Categories (other): Austrian German, Bavarian German, Southern German, German entries with incorrect language header, Condiments Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Condiments: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Apfelkren, Oberskren, Semmelkren

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Apfelkren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Oberskren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Semmelkren"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "krēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German krēn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*xrěnъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "křen"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech křen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "Krên"
      },
      "expansion": "East Central German Krên",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German krēn, krēne, chrēn. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ via a Slavic language like Czech křen (compare Silesian East Central German Krên), used in southern Germany and Austria.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Krenes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Kren m (strong, genitive Krenes or Krens, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bavarian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Cardamineae tribe plants",
          "orig": "de:Cardamineae tribe plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kren-de-noun-q8Do3f0s",
      "links": [
        [
          "horseradish",
          "horseradish"
        ],
        [
          "mustard",
          "mustard"
        ],
        [
          "Armoracia rusticana",
          "Armoracia rusticana#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Meerrettich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bavarian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Condiments",
          "orig": "de:Condiments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "condiment made from the root of the plant"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kren-de-noun-TDTyaX43",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) condiment made from the root of the plant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "geriebener Meerrettich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kreːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kren.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/De-Kren.ogg/De-Kren.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/De-Kren.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kren"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Cardamineae tribe plants",
    "de:Condiments"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Apfelkren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oberskren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semmelkren"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "krēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German krēn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*xrěnъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "křen"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech křen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "Krên"
      },
      "expansion": "East Central German Krên",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German krēn, krēne, chrēn. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ via a Slavic language like Czech křen (compare Silesian East Central German Krên), used in southern Germany and Austria.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Krenes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Krene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Kren m (strong, genitive Krenes or Krens, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Bavarian German",
        "Southern German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horseradish",
          "horseradish"
        ],
        [
          "mustard",
          "mustard"
        ],
        [
          "Armoracia rusticana",
          "Armoracia rusticana#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Meerrettich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Bavarian German",
        "Southern German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "condiment made from the root of the plant"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) condiment made from the root of the plant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "geriebener Meerrettich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kreːn/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Kren.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/De-Kren.ogg/De-Kren.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/De-Kren.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kren"
}

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