Hühnerdieb
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hühn (“chicken”) + Dieb (“thief”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hühnerdieb m (strong, genitive Hühnerdiebes or Hühnerdiebs, plural Hühnerdiebe, feminine Hühnerdiebin)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hühnerdieb [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hühnerdieb | die | Hühnerdiebe |
genitive | eines | des | Hühnerdiebes, Hühnerdiebs | der | Hühnerdiebe |
dative | einem | dem | Hühnerdieb, Hühnerdiebe1 | den | Hühnerdieben |
accusative | einen | den | Hühnerdieb | die | Hühnerdiebe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Hühnerdieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hühnerdieb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Hühnerdieb” in Duden online