Gurke

German

Alternative forms

• Gurcke, Agurke, Augurke, Augurcke (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊrkə/, [ɡʊʁ.kə], [ˈɡʊɐ̯.kə]

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Noun

Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n)

1. cucumber (plant) (Cucumis sativus)
2. cucumber (fruit)

   Synonym: Kukumer

3. (humorous, informal) long nose

   Synonym: Zinken

4. (colloquial) piece of junk (a device that is considered subpar and outdated, especially of vehicles and computing equipment)

Declension

Declension of Gurke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gurke	die	Gurken
genitive	einer	der	Gurke	der	Gurken
dative	einer	der	Gurke	den	Gurken
accusative	eine	die	Gurke	die	Gurken

Hyponyms

• Essiggurke
• Gewürzgurke
• Gürkchen
• kleine Gurke
• Salatgurke
• Salzgurke
• Schlangengurke
• Stachelgurke

Derived terms

• gurkenartig

Descendants

• → Estonian: kurk
• → Kashubian: gùrka

Further reading

• “Gurke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gurke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Gurke” in Duden online
• Gurke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de