Hornissennest

German

Etymology

From Hornisse +‎ -n- +‎ Nest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɔʁˈnɪsn̩ˌnɛst]

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• Hyphenation: Hor‧nis‧sen‧nest

Noun

Hornissennest n (strong, genitive Hornissennestes or Hornissennests, plural Hornissennester)

1. hornets' nest (literal)

Declension

Declension of Hornissennest [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hornissennest	die	Hornissennester
genitive	eines	des	Hornissennestes, Hornissennests	der	Hornissennester
dative	einem	dem	Hornissennest, Hornissenneste1	den	Hornissennestern
accusative	ein	das	Hornissennest	die	Hornissennester

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Wespennest

Further reading

• “Hornissennest” in Duden online