Kaninchenbau

German

Etymology

Compound of Kaninchen (“rabbit”) +‎ Bau (“burrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈniːnçənˌbaʊ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Ka‧nin‧chen‧bau

Noun

Kaninchenbau m (strong, genitive Kaninchenbaues or Kaninchenbaus, plural Kaninchenbaue)

  1. rabbit warren, rabbit burrow, rabbit hole
    Synonyms: Kaninchenhöhle, Kaninchenloch

Declension

Declension of Kaninchenbau [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kaninchenbau die Kaninchenbaue
genitive eines des Kaninchenbaues, Kaninchenbaus der Kaninchenbaue
dative einem dem Kaninchenbau, Kaninchenbaue1 den Kaninchenbauen
accusative einen den Kaninchenbau die Kaninchenbaue

1Now rare, see notes.

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