Lockruf

German

Etymology

locken +‎ Ruf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔkˌʁuːf]
• Hyphenation: Lock‧ruf

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Noun

Lockruf m (strong, genitive Lockrufes or Lockrufs, plural Lockrufe)

1. siren call
2. (zoology) mating call

Declension

Declension of Lockruf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lockruf	die	Lockrufe
genitive	eines	des	Lockrufes, Lockrufs	der	Lockrufe
dative	einem	dem	Lockruf, Lockrufe1	den	Lockrufen
accusative	einen	den	Lockruf	die	Lockrufe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Lockruf” in Duden online