Gerste

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Cognate with Dutch gerst. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrstə/, [ˈɡɛʁstə], [ˈɡɛɐ̯stə] === Noun === Gerste f (genitive Gerste, plural Gersten) barley ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gerstenbrot, Gerstenbier, Gerstenfeld, Gerstenkorn, Gerstenmalz, Gerstensaft Biergerste, Kulturgerste, Mähnen-Gerste, Mäuse-Gerste, Strand-Gerste === See also === Roggen Weizen Hafer === Further reading === “Gerste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gerste” in Duden online