Damwild

German

Damwild

Etymology

Dam + Wild. The first part from Middle High German tāme, from Old High German tām. Early borrowing from Latin damma (“fallow deer”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dam- in damherte).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdamˌvɪlt/

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• Hyphenation: Dam‧wild

Noun

Damwild n (strong, genitive Damwildes or Damwilds, no plural)

1. fallow deer

Declension

Declension of Damwild [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Damwild
genitive	eines	des	Damwildes, Damwilds
dative	einem	dem	Damwild, Damwilde1
accusative	ein	das	Damwild

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Dambock
• Damhirsch

See also

• Rotwild

Further reading

• “Damwild” in Duden online