der Maiskolben

corn on the cob

Mais corn, maize + kolben piston, plunger

noun · singular masculine, nominative / singular masculine, dative / singular masculine, accusative / plural masculine, nominative / plural masculine, genitive / plural masculine, dative / plural masculine, accusative Rare #40,754

corn on the cob Usually eaten cooked; in American English, “corn” alone can also refer to corn on the cob.

GE: Wir essen heute Maiskolben.

EN: We’re having corn on the cob today.

Declension of Maiskolben

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Maiskolben	Maiskolben
Accusative	Maiskolben	Maiskolben
Genitive	—	Maiskolben
Dative	Maiskolben	Maiskolben

Wolltest du Mama den Maiskolben bringen?

Did you want to bring Mom the corn cob?

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)

Wie viele Maiskolben hast du gekauft?

How many ears of corn did you buy?

Mutter hat uns Maiskolben gemacht.

Mother made us corn on the cob.

— Erinnerungen an Marnie (2014)

Die Maiskolben, die ich gepflückt habe, gebe ich Mama.

I'm giving the corn cobs I picked to Mom.

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)

Das ist Mamas Maiskolben.

This is Mom's corn on the cob.

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)