aalbes

Meaning

1. (feminine) red currant or white currant (Ribes rubrum)
2. (feminine) the berry of this plant; a red or white currant

Concepts

currant

red currant

gooseberry

redcurrant

currant bush

blackcurrant

black currant

currant-bush

cultivated currant

Synonyms

bes

klapbes

rode aalbes

rode bes

zwarte bes

aalbessenstruik

ribes

kruisbes

aalbessestruik

Translations

Johannisbeere

grosella

groseille

ribes

groselha

Johannisbeerstrauch

groseillier

grosella

Rote Johannisbeere

riber

Aalbeere

agrassòl

φραγκοστάφυλο

cassis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaːl.bɛs/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Low German: albere

In summary

Compound of aal + bes (“berry”), cognate with Middle Low German albere. The meaning of the first element is disputed.