Lorbeer

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German lōrber, from Old High German lōrberi, from lōr (“laurel”) + beri (“berry”), the former from Latin laurus. The compound originally referred to the laurel's fruit or berry, which is now distinguished as Lorbeere (but fairly rare). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɔrˌbeːr/, /ˈloːr-/, [ˈlɔʁˌbeːɐ̯], [ˈloːɐ̯-], [ˈlɔɐ̯-], [ˈlɔː-], [-ˌbɛɐ̯] === Noun === Lorbeer m (mixed, genitive Lorbeers or Lorbeeres, plural Lorbeeren) laurel, bay ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== lorbeerartig ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Lorbeer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Lorbeer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Lorbeer” in Duden online