Bienenstock
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Biene (“bee”) + -n- + Stock (“stock, store”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bienenstock m (strong, genitive Bienenstockes or Bienenstocks, plural Bienenstöcke)
- hive, beehive (artificial structure for housing bees, including the swarm and its combs)
- Synonym: (specialist; structure only) Beute
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bienenstock [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bienenstock | die | Bienenstöcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Bienenstockes, Bienenstocks | der | Bienenstöcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Bienenstock, Bienenstocke1 | den | Bienenstöcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Bienenstock | die | Bienenstöcke |
1Now rare, see notes.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Bienenstock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bienenstock” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bienenstock” in Duden online
Bienenstock on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
