Vogelspinne
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vogel (“bird”) + Spinne (“spider”). A calque of Latin Aranea avicularia, coined by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758, tomus I, p. 619 + 622).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Vogelspinne f (genitive Vogelspinne, plural Vogelspinnen)
- tarantula (broad sense), bird spider, bird-eating spider, monkey spider
Declension
[edit]Declension of Vogelspinne [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Vogelspinne | die | Vogelspinnen |
| genitive | einer | der | Vogelspinne | der | Vogelspinnen |
| dative | einer | der | Vogelspinne | den | Vogelspinnen |
| accusative | eine | die | Vogelspinne | die | Vogelspinnen |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Vogelspinne” in Duden online
- “Vogelspinne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache