Buckelwal

German

Etymology

Buckel (“hump”) +‎ Wal (“whale”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊkəlvaːl/, [ˈbʊkl̩vaːl]
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  • Hyphenation: Bu‧ckel‧wal

Noun

Buckelwal m (strong, genitive Buckelwales or Buckelwals, plural Buckelwale)

  1. humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Declension

Declension of Buckelwal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Buckelwal die Buckelwale
genitive eines des Buckelwales, Buckelwals der Buckelwale
dative einem dem Buckelwal, Buckelwale1 den Buckelwalen
accusative einen den Buckelwal die Buckelwale

1Now rare, see notes.

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