Wirbeltier
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Wirbel (“vertebra”) + Tier (“animal”), partial calque of Latin vertebratum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wirbeltier n (strong, genitive Wirbeltieres or Wirbeltiers, plural Wirbeltiere)
- (biology) vertebrate
- Synonym: (scientific) Vertebrat
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wirbeltier [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Wirbeltier | die | Wirbeltiere |
genitive | eines | des | Wirbeltieres, Wirbeltiers | der | Wirbeltiere |
dative | einem | dem | Wirbeltier, Wirbeltiere1 | den | Wirbeltieren |
accusative | ein | das | Wirbeltier | die | Wirbeltiere |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Wirbeltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wirbeltier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wirbeltier” in Duden online