Spürnase

German

Etymology

From spüren +‎ Nase.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpyːɐ̯ˌnaːzə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Spür‧na‧se

Noun

Spürnase f (genitive Spürnase, plural Spürnasen)

  1. (good) nose
  2. (figurative) sleuth, private eye
    Synonyms: Schnüffler, Detektiv

Declension

Declension of Spürnase [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spürnase die Spürnasen
genitive einer der Spürnase der Spürnasen
dative einer der Spürnase den Spürnasen
accusative eine die Spürnase die Spürnasen

Derived terms

  • spürnäsig

Further reading

  • “Spürnase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Spürnase” in Duden online
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