Noun
die Nuss
Pronunciation: /nʊs/
nut
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plural Nüsse
Meanings
Noun
- nut
Example sentence
Wissen Sie, dass Erdnüsse tatsächlich keine Nüsse sind?
Did you know that peanuts aren't really nuts?
Word forms
singular
die Nuss
plural
die Nüsse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Nuss
Accusativedie Nuss
Dativeder Nuss
Genitiveder Nuss
Plural
Nominativedie Nüsse
Accusativedie Nüsse
Dativeden Nüssen
Genitiveder Nüsse
Usage
- eine Nuss knacken — crack a nut; also figurative for solving a difficult problem
- Nuss / Nüsse — plural changes u to ü and adds -e; ss stays unchanged
Im Garten vergrub ein Eichhörnchen eine Nuss.
In the garden, a squirrel buried a nut.