Stachelschwein
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]16th century, from Stachel (“spine, spike”) + Schwein (“pig, swine”), a calque of Latin porcus spinosus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Stachelschwein n (strong, genitive Stachelschweins or Stachelschweines, plural Stachelschweine)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Stachelschwein [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Stachelschwein | die | Stachelschweine |
genitive | eines | des | Stachelschweins, Stachelschweines | der | Stachelschweine |
dative | einem | dem | Stachelschwein, Stachelschweine1 | den | Stachelschweinen |
accusative | ein | das | Stachelschwein | die | Stachelschweine |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Stachelschwein” in Duden online
- “Stachelschwein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache