Borstenschwanz
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Borste (“bristle”) + n + Schwanz (“tail”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Borstenschwanz m (strong, genitive Borstenschwanzes, plural Borstenschwänze)
- (ornithology) emu-wren (any of the passerine birds of the genus Stipiturus in the Australasian wren family Maluridae)
- (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the genus Stipiturus.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Borstenschwanz [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Borstenschwanz | die | Borstenschwänze |
genitive | eines | des | Borstenschwanzes | der | Borstenschwänze |
dative | einem | dem | Borstenschwanz, Borstenschwanze1 | den | Borstenschwänzen |
accusative | einen | den | Borstenschwanz | die | Borstenschwänze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz (“Southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)”)