Urinstinkt

German

Etymology

From ur- +‎ Instinkt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuːɐ̯.ʔɪnˌstɪŋkt]
  • Hyphenation: Ur‧instinkt
  • Audio:(file)

Usage notes

The hyphenation Urin⋅stinkt conforms to general hyphenation rules, but is discouraged to avoid association with the unrelated words Urin (“urine”) and stinkt (“stinks”).

Noun

Urinstinkt m (strong, genitive Urinstinktes, plural Urinstinkte)

  1. basic instinct

Declension

Declension of Urinstinkt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Urinstinkt die Urinstinkte
genitive eines des Urinstinktes der Urinstinkte
dative einem dem Urinstinkt, Urinstinkte1 den Urinstinkten
accusative einen den Urinstinkt die Urinstinkte

1Now rare, see notes.

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