Möhre

 

From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with obsolete English more (“carrot, parsnip”).

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmøːʁə/
• Rhymes: -øːʁə

Möhre f (genitive Möhre, plural Möhren, diminutive Möhrchen n)

1. (regional) carrot

   Synonyms: Karotte f, Mohrrübe f, gelbe Rübe f, Rüebli n, (dated) Wurzel f, (obsolete) Burkane f

• Möhre is the native word for carrot throughout central Germany and in many parts of northern Germany. In formal writing it is also quite common, although Karotte is yet more frequent.

• Futtermöhre, Pferdemöhre, Riesenmöhre, Sichelmöhre

• möhrenartig
• möhrenförmig

• Möhrensaft, Möhrensuppe
• Möhrensalat, Möhrenstift
• volle Möhre

• “Möhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Möhre” in Duden online
• “Möhre” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.