Alpenstrandläufer
German
Etymology
Compound of Alpen (“the Alps”) + Strandläufer (“sandpiper, stint”), a calque of translingual Calidris alpina, where alpīnus rather means alpine than of the Alps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalpənʃtrantˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧pen‧strand‧läu‧fer
Noun
Alpenstrandläufer m (strong, genitive Alpenstrandläufers, plural Alpenstrandläufer)
- dunlin (bird of the species Calidris alpina)
Declension
Declension of Alpenstrandläufer [masculine, strong]