Johannisbeere

== German == === Alternative forms === Johannsbeere, Hansbeere (archaic) === Etymology === Johannis +‎ Beere, literally “John's berry”, named for the feast day of St. John the Baptist (24th of June), said to be when the fruit ripens. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /joˈhanɪsˌbeːrə/ === Noun === Johannisbeere f (genitive Johannisbeere, plural Johannisbeeren) currant (Ribes gen. et spp., chiefly the fruits) Synonyms: (Swabia) Träuble, (Switzerland) Trübeli, (Switzerland) Meertrübeli, (Austria, Bohemia) Ribisel, Gichtbeere, (Saxonia) Wanzenbeere, (Prussia) Bockbeere ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cimbrian: johannisper (partial calque) === Further reading === “Johannisbeere”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Johannisbeere” in Duden online