Muskatnuss

== German == === Alternative forms === Muskatnuß (superseded) === Etymology === Muskat +‎ Nuss === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mʊsˈkaːtˌnʊs/ === Noun === Muskatnuss f (genitive Muskatnuss, plural Muskatnüsse) (uncountable) nutmeg (powered spice) Synonym: Muskat (countable) nutmeg (whole seed) (countable) ellipsis of Muskatnussbaum (“nutmeg tree”) ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Muskatnuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Muskatnuss”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Muskatnuss” in Duden online