Kaktus
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), of pre-Greek origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kaktus m (strong, genitive Kaktus or (Austria) Kaktusses, plural Kakteen or (colloquial) Kaktusse)
- cactus
- Synonym: (less common) Kaktee
- 1934, Dorian/Herda (lyrics and music), “Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus”, performed by Comedian Harmonists:
- Sie hab'n doch einen Kaktus auf ihrem klein' Balkon / […] / Er fiel mir auf's Gesicht obs's glauben oder nicht / Jetzt weiß ich, dass Ihr kleiner grüner Kaktus sticht / Bewahr'n Sie Ihren Kaktus gefälligst anderswo
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaktus [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kaktus | die | Kakteen, Kaktusse3 |
genitive | eines | des | Kaktus, Kaktusses1 | der | Kakteen, Kaktusse3 |
dative | einem | dem | Kaktus, Kaktusse1,2 | den | Kakteen, Kaktussen3 |
accusative | einen | den | Kaktus | die | Kakteen, Kaktusse3 |
1Austria.
2Now rare, see notes.
3Colloquial.
Further reading
[edit]Plautdietsch
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kaktus m (plural Kaktusen)
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- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aktʊs
- Rhymes:German/aktʊs/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
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