Noun
die Tulpe
Pronunciation: /ˈtʊlpə/
tulip
C2
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plural Tulpen
Meanings
Noun
- tulip
- a glass for mainly wine likened in form to a tulip
Example sentence
Meiner Mutter gefallen Tulpen sehr – ebenso wie meiner Schwester.
My mother likes tulips very much and so does my sister.
Word forms
singular
die Tulpe
plural
die Tulpen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Tulpe
Accusativedie Tulpe
Dativeder Tulpe
Genitiveder Tulpe
Plural
Nominativedie Tulpen
Accusativedie Tulpen
Dativeden Tulpen
Genitiveder Tulpen
Usage
- ein Strauß Tulpen — A bunch of tulips; the flower's plural is Tulpen.
- Tulpe als Glasform — The word can also describe a tulip-shaped drinking glass.
Zwischen den Steinen blühte eine einzelne gelbe Tulpe.
A single yellow tulip bloomed between the stones.