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Vergissmeinnicht

German, noun/fərˈɡɪsmaɪ̯(n)ˌnɪç(t)/

Vergissmeinnicht is a German neuter noun meaning “forget-me-not (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Blumengattung aus der Familie der Raublattgewächse”.

What does Vergissmeinnicht mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterforget-me-not (plant)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. eine Blumengattung aus der Familie der Raublattgewächse

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 Vergissmeinnicht

  • Vergissmeinnichts genitive
  • Vergissmeinnichtes genitive
  • Vergissmeinnichte plural
  • Vergissmeinnichten dative definite plural
  • Vergißmeinnicht alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Vergissmeinnicht?

  • /fərˈɡɪsmaɪ̯(n)ˌnɪç(t)/
  • /fɛr-/
  • [fɐˈɡɪs.maɪ̯.nɪçt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Vergissmeinnicht in German?

Vergissmeinnicht appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).