Lerchensporn
German, noun[ˈlɛʁçn̩ˌʃpɔʁn]
Lerchensporn is a German masculine noun meaning “any plant belonging to the genus Corydalis; about 540 species of the fumeworts, annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verlängerte Kralle der nach hinten gerichteten Zehe von Lerchen”.
What does Lerchensporn mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineany plant belonging to the genus Corydalis; about 540 species of the fumeworts, annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verlängerte Kralle der nach hinten gerichteten Zehe von Lerchen 2. Vertreter der Gattung Corydalis aus der Familie der Erdrauchgewächse
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 Lerchensporn
- Lerchenspornes genitive
- Lerchensporns genitive
- Lerchensporne plural
- Lerchenspornen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lerchensporn?
- [ˈlɛʁçn̩ˌʃpɔʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lerchensporn in German?
Lerchensporn appears about once in every 40 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).