Purpurreiher
German
Etymology
Purpur (“purple”) + Reiher (“heron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʊʁpʊʁˌʁaɪ̯ɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pur‧pur‧rei‧her
Noun
Purpurreiher m (strong, genitive Purpurreihers, plural Purpurreiher)
- purple heron (bird of the species Ardea purpurea)
Declension
Declension of Purpurreiher [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- Purpurreiher on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Purpurreiher” in Duden online
- “Purpurreiher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache