Kukuruz
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See also: kukuruz
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Since 1737, from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, further origin disputed. Perhaps from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kukuruz), from Albanian *kokërrëz, from kokërr (“pellet, grain”).[1]
Compare Russian кукуруза (kukuruza), Hungarian kukorica, Slovene koruza, Polish kukurydza, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kukuruz m (strong, genitive Kukuruzes or Kukuruz, no plural)
- (southeastern and western Austria, Bavaria) maize, corn
- Synonym: Mais
- 1737 September 28, Mercurii Relation, oder wochentliche Ordinari Zeitungen von underschidlichen Orthen:
- Die Infanterie/ welche den Marsch nicht wohl folgen können hätte er jenseits der Morava marschiren lassen/ die also einen Tag später anlangen wurde/ Fourage wurde die Cavallerie aufdisem Marsch antreffen/ zumahlen der häufsig angebaute Kukuruz der Orten vollkommen zeitig/ auch ausserdem vorräthigen Heu noch vil Gersten im Feldstunde:
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kukuruz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: kukuruz
References
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