Borstenschwanz

German

Etymology

From Borste (“bristle”) +‎ n +‎ Schwanz (“tail”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔʁstn̩ˌʃvant͡s]
  • Hyphenation: Bors‧ten‧schwanz

Noun

Borstenschwanz m (strong, genitive Borstenschwanzes, plural Borstenschwänze)

  1. (ornithology) emu-wren (any of the passerine birds of the genus Stipiturus in the Australasian wren family Maluridae)
  2. (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the genus Stipiturus.

Declension
Declension of Borstenschwanz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Borstenschwanz die Borstenschwänze
genitive eines des Borstenschwanzes der Borstenschwänze
dative einem dem Borstenschwanz, Borstenschwanze1 den Borstenschwänzen
accusative einen den Borstenschwanz die Borstenschwänze

1Now rare, see notes.

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