Schalentier

German

Etymology

From Schale (“shell”) +‎ -n- +‎ Tier (“animal”).

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Noun

Schalentier n (strong, genitive Schalentieres or Schalentiers, plural Schalentiere)

  1. (biology) crustacean
  2. (cooking) shellfish

Declension
Declension of Schalentier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schalentier die Schalentiere
genitive eines des Schalentieres, Schalentiers der Schalentiere
dative einem dem Schalentier, Schalentiere1 den Schalentieren
accusative ein das Schalentier die Schalentiere

1Now rare, see notes.

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