Spulwurm

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃpuːlˌvʊʁm]

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Noun

Spulwurm m (strong, genitive Spulwurmes or Spulwurms, plural Spulwürmer)

1. maw-worm (any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines)

Declension

Declension of Spulwurm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spulwurm	die	Spulwürmer
genitive	eines	des	Spulwurmes, Spulwurms	der	Spulwürmer
dative	einem	dem	Spulwurm, Spulwurme1	den	Spulwürmern
accusative	einen	den	Spulwurm	die	Spulwürmer

¹Now rare, see notes.

References

• “Spulwurm” in Duden online
• “Spulwurm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache