Regenwurm
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German regenwurm, from Old High German reganwurm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as Regen (“rain”) + Wurm (“worm”), so called because of the animal’s habit of surfacing after rainfall. Cognate with Old English reġnwyrm, whence English rainworm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Regenwurm m (strong, genitive Regenwurmes or Regenwurms, plural Regenwürmer)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Regenwurm [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Regenwurm | die | Regenwürmer |
genitive | eines | des | Regenwurmes, Regenwurms | der | Regenwürmer |
dative | einem | dem | Regenwurm, Regenwurme1 | den | Regenwürmern |
accusative | einen | den | Regenwurm | die | Regenwürmer |
1Now rare, see notes.
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