Spargel

== German == === Etymology === From 15th-century Middle High German sparge, spargen, sparges, from Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus, in part through Italian sparago, sparagio. The form in -el (16th c.) probably after such plant names as Kerbel, Kümmel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃparɡəl/, [ˈʃpaʁ.ɡl̩], [ˈʃpaɐ̯-], [ˈʃpaː-], [-ɡəl] === Noun === Spargel m or (southern language area) f (strong or mixed, genitive Spargels or Spargel, plural Spargel or Spargeln) (usually uncountable) asparagus ==== Usage notes ==== The word is exclusively masculine in northern and central Germany. It may alternatively be feminine in southern regions. In writing this is now chiefly restricted to Switzerland. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Spargel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Spargel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Spargel” in Duden online Spargel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From 15th-century Middle High German sparge, spargen, sparges, from Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus. See German Spargel for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpaʁʑəl/ === Noun === Spargel f (plural Spargelen) asparagus