Cidre

German

Alternative forms

• Cider (now sometimes via English)
• Zider (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cidre, from Old French sidre, cisdre, from Latin sicera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār, “alcoholic drink”) or a related Semitic source (but apparently chiefly Biblical Greek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːdrə/, [ˈsiː.dʁə]
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siːdrə/ (less common)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Cidre m (strong, genitive Cidres or Cidre, plural Cidres or Cidre)

1. cider, sparkling apple wine

   Synonym: (technical, officialese) Apfelschaumwein

Declension

Declension of Cidre [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Cidre	die	Cidres, Cidre
genitive	eines	des	Cidres, Cidre	der	Cidres, Cidre
dative	einem	dem	Cidre	den	Cidres, Cidren
accusative	einen	den	Cidre	die	Cidres, Cidre

Hypernyms

• Apfelwein