Leierschwanz

German

Etymology

Leier (“lyre”) +‎ Schwanz (“tail”)

Noun

Leierschwanz m (strong, genitive Leierschwanzes, plural Leierschwänze)

  1. lyrebird

Declension

Declension of Leierschwanz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Leierschwanz die Leierschwänze
genitive eines des Leierschwanzes der Leierschwänze
dative einem dem Leierschwanz, Leierschwanze1 den Leierschwänzen
accusative einen den Leierschwanz die Leierschwänze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Leierschwanz-Schleimfisch

Further reading

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