Grünfink

German

Etymology

From grün (“green”) +‎ Fink (“finch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʁyːnfɪŋk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Grün‧fink

Noun

Grünfink m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Grünfinken or (colloquial) Grünfinks, plural Grünfinken)

  1. A greenfinch, particularly the European greenfinch.

Usage notes

The word may have weak or mixed declension; colloquially it is also strong.

Declension

Declension of Grünfink [masculine, weak // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grünfink die Grünfinken
genitive eines des Grünfinken1, Grünfinks2 der Grünfinken
dative einem dem Grünfinken1, Grünfink2 den Grünfinken
accusative einen den Grünfinken1, Grünfink2 die Grünfinken

1Standard.
2Colloquial.

Derived terms

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