Birne
dieNounpear; lightbulb (colloquial)
English translations
- 01
pear
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Birne ist eine süße, saftige Frucht mit einer typischen Form.
- English meaning
- Pear
- Synonym
- Glühbirne
- German example
- Ich esse gerne eine Birne als Snack.
- English example
- I like to eat a pear as a snack.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Birne
- Plural Form
- die Birnen
Related words
- birnenförmig
pear-shaped
- Glühbirne
light bulb
- Abrissbirne
demolition pear
- birnenförmig
pear-shaped
- Birnensaft
pear juice
- Abrissbirne
Wrecking ball
- Glühbirnenwitz
light bulb joke
- Felsenbirne
Serviceberry
- Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen
To compare apples and oranges
- Glühbirne
Light bulb
- Alligator-Birne
Alligator pear, also known as avocado, is a pear-shaped fruit with a green, leathery skin and creamy flesh.
- Abbruchbirne
Wrecking ball
- Butterbirne
Butter pear
- Grundbirne
Potato
- Erdbirne
Jerusalem artichoke
- Birnbaum
Pear tree
- Leuchtstofflampe
A fluorescent lamp is a lamp that produces light by exciting phosphors with UV light, which is generated by a gas discharge.
- Glühfaden
Filament
- Glaskolben
Glass flask
- Lämpchen
A small lamp or light.
- Hutzel
A dried pear or apple, often wrinkled and sweet, is called a 'Hutzel'.
- auswechseln
To replace
- Sammelname
Collective noun
- energieverbrauchsrelevant
Energy consumption-relevant
- Wolfram
Tungsten
- Feige
fig
- Blauschimmelkäse
Blue cheese is a type of cheese that is inoculated with mold cultures such as Penicillium, giving it its characteristic blue mold and spicy flavor.
- Leuchtmittel
Light bulb
- sondern
but rather
- erfinden
to invent
- Watt
Watt
- Kölbchen
Flask
- Bombilla
Light bulb
- Watt
Watt
- demoliren
To demolish means to completely or heavily damage something, to destroy it.
- Kletze
Dried pear
- Quitte
quince
- Glühwendel
Filament
- Wolframglühwendel
Tungsten filament
- Vorglühen
Preheating
- Gärling
"Gärling" is a regional term for a young, unripe fruit, especially apples or pears.
- Tropfenschliff
A pear cut is a gemstone cut that resembles the shape of a tear or a drop.
- püttkern
Core
- Birnchen
Small light bulb
- Most
Cider
- Mandoline
Mandolin
- Leuchtdiode
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it.
- Glühlampe
incandescent light bulb
Example sentences with “Birne”
Ich esse eine Birne. (I am eating a pear.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Birne' feminine?
Yes, 'die Birne' is feminine.