Fitis

German

Etymology

Clipping of Fitislaubsänger. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːtɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fi‧tis

Noun

Fitis m (strong, genitive Fitisses, plural Fitisse)

  1. willow warbler (bird of the species Phylloscopus trochilus)

Declension

Declension of Fitis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fitis die Fitisse
genitive eines des Fitisses der Fitisse
dative einem dem Fitis, Fitisse1 den Fitissen
accusative einen den Fitis die Fitisse

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “Fitis” in Duden online
  • “Fitis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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