Staffelschwanz

German

Etymology

From Staffel (“relay”) +‎ Schwanz (“tail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtafəlˌʃvan(t)s/, [ˈʃtafl̩ˌʃvan(t)s]
  • Hyphenation: Staf‧fel‧schwanz

Noun

Staffelschwanz m (strong, genitive Staffelschwanzes, plural Staffelschwänze)

  1. (ornithology) Australasian wren (any of the passerine birds of the family Maluridae)
  2. (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the family Maluridae.
    Synonym: Australischer Sänger

Declension

Declension of Staffelschwanz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Staffelschwanz die Staffelschwänze
genitive eines des Staffelschwanzes der Staffelschwänze
dative einem dem Staffelschwanz, Staffelschwanze1 den Staffelschwänzen
accusative einen den Staffelschwanz die Staffelschwänze

1Now rare, see notes.

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