Riesentier

German

Etymology

riesen- (“giant”) +‎ Tier (“animal”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːzn̩tiːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Rie‧sen‧tier

Noun

Riesentier n (strong, genitive Riesentieres or Riesentiers, plural Riesentiere)

  1. behemoth

Declension

Declension of Riesentier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Riesentier die Riesentiere
genitive eines des Riesentieres, Riesentiers der Riesentiere
dative einem dem Riesentier, Riesentiere1 den Riesentieren
accusative ein das Riesentier die Riesentiere

1Now rare, see notes.

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