Holunder
German, noun/hoˈlʊndər/
Holunder is spelled H-O-L-U-N-D-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Holunder is a German masculine noun meaning “elder (plant of the genus Sambucus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist Strauch mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern, gelblich weißen Blüten und schwarzen kugeligen…”.
What does Holunder mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineelder (plant of the genus Sambucus)
- 2
masculineblack elder, Sambucus nigra
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist Strauch mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern, gelblich weißen Blüten und schwarzen kugeligen Steinfrüchten in Trugdolden 2. eine Gattung der Familie Moschuskrautgewächse 3. reife Steinfrüchte von der Art Schwarzer Holunder zur Saftbereitung; auch die frischen Blütenstände für Eierpfannkuchen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Holunder
- Holunders genitive
- Holundern dative definite plural
- Holder alternative dated regional
- Holler alternative dated regional
- Hohlunder alternative obsolete
- Hollunder alternative obsolete
- Holunter alternative obsolete
- Hohlunter alternative obsolete
- Hollunter alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Holunder?
- /hoˈlʊndər/
- [hoˈlʊn.dɐ]
- [hoˈlʊndɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Holunder in German?
Holunder appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).