Tausendgüldenkraut

German

Etymology

tausend (thousand) + gülden (golden) + Kraut (herb). Mistranslation of translingual Centaurium, interpreted as deriving from Latin centum (hundred) + Latin aurum (gold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʊ̯zəntˈɡʏldənkraʊ̯t/, [taʊ̯zn̩tˈɡʏldn̩kʀaʊ̯t]
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Noun

Tausendgüldenkraut n (strong, genitive Tausendgüldenkrautes or Tausendgüldenkrauts, plural Tausendgüldenkräuter)

  1. centaury (herb of Centaurium species)

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