Nymphensittich

German

Etymology

From Nymphe (“nymph”) +‎ -n- +‎ Sittich (“parakeet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʏmfn̩ˌsɪtɪç]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Nym‧phen‧sit‧tich

Noun

Nymphensittich m (strong, genitive Nymphensittiches or Nymphensittichs, plural Nymphensittiche)

  1. cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Declension

Declension of Nymphensittich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nymphensittich die Nymphensittiche
genitive eines des Nymphensittiches, Nymphensittichs der Nymphensittiche
dative einem dem Nymphensittich, Nymphensittiche1 den Nymphensittichen
accusative einen den Nymphensittich die Nymphensittiche

1Now rare, see notes.

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