Distelfink

See also: distelfink

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German distilfinco (also distilfogal). By surface analysis, Distel (“thistle”) +‎ Fink (“finch”). Cognate with Dutch distelvink, English thistlefinch, and compare Latin carduelis, from carduus (“thistle”). Goldfinch favor thistle seeds as food, and use thistle down as nest material.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Dis‧tel‧fink

Noun

Distelfink m (weak, genitive Distelfinken, plural Distelfinken)

1. European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

   Synonym: Stieglitz

Declension

Declension of Distelfink [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Distelfink	die	Distelfinken
genitive	eines	des	Distelfinken	der	Distelfinken
dative	einem	dem	Distelfinken	den	Distelfinken
accusative	einen	den	Distelfinken	die	Distelfinken