Schimpanse
German
Etymology
From a Bantu language, probably via French chimpanzé.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪmˈpanzə/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Schimpanse m (weak, genitive Schimpansen, plural Schimpansen, feminine Schimpansin)
Declension
Declension of Schimpanse [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schimpanse | die | Schimpansen |
| genitive | eines | des | Schimpansen | der | Schimpansen |
| dative | einem | dem | Schimpansen | den | Schimpansen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schimpansen | die | Schimpansen |
Descendants
- → Hebrew: שימפנזה (shimpanze)
Further reading
- “Schimpanse” in Duden online
- “Schimpanse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache