Noun
die Erika
heath (genus Erica)
B2
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plural Erikas
Meanings
Noun
- heath (genus Erica)
Example sentence
Auf der Heide blüht im Spätsommer überall die Erika.
In late summer the heather blooms everywhere on the moor.
Word forms
Noun
singular
die Erika
plural
die Erikas
Noun
singular
die Erika
plural
die Eriken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Erika
Accusativedie Erika
Dativeder Erika
Genitiveder Erika
Plural
Nominativedie Erikas
Accusativedie Erikas
Dativeden Erikas
Genitiveder Erikas
Usage
- die Erika / Erikas oder Eriken — The plant noun is feminine; both plural forms are used.
- Erika / Heidekraut — Heidekraut is a common German name for heath.
Sie hat eine blühende Erika auf die Fensterbank gestellt.
She has put a flowering heath plant on the windowsill.