Regenwald
German
Etymology
From Regen (“rain”) + Wald (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌvalt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Re‧gen‧wald
Noun
Regenwald m (strong, genitive Regenwaldes or Regenwalds, plural Regenwälder)
Declension
Declension of Regenwald [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Regenwald | die | Regenwälder |
| genitive | eines | des | Regenwaldes, Regenwalds | der | Regenwälder |
| dative | einem | dem | Regenwald, Regenwalde1 | den | Regenwäldern |
| accusative | einen | den | Regenwald | die | Regenwälder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Regenwald” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Regenwald” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Regenwald” in Duden online
- Regenwald on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de