Alraune

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German alrūne, Old High German alrūna (mandrake, sorceress). Cognate with Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (rūna, secret).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Alraune f (genitive Alraune, plural Alraunen)

  1. mandrake (botany)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Alraune”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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