Bisamratte

German

Etymology

From Bisam +‎ Ratte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːzamˌʁatə/

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• Hyphenation: Bi‧sam‧rat‧te

Noun

Bisamratte f (genitive Bisamratte, plural Bisamratten)

1. muskrat

Declension

Declension of Bisamratte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bisamratte	die	Bisamratten
genitive	einer	der	Bisamratte	der	Bisamratten
dative	einer	der	Bisamratte	den	Bisamratten
accusative	eine	die	Bisamratte	die	Bisamratten

Descendants

• → Danish: bisamrotte
• → Saterland Frisian: Bisamrotte
• → Serbo-Croatian: бизамски пацов／bizamski pacov (calque)

Further reading

• “Bisamratte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bisamratte” in Duden online