Wasserbär

German

Etymology

Named by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 "kleiner Wasserbär" (little water bear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌbɛːɐ̯/, /-beːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧bär

Noun

Wasserbär m (weak or mixed, genitive Wasserbären or (informal) Wasserbärs, plural Wasserbären, feminine Wasserbärin)

  1. (zoology) tardigrade, water bear (a water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animal, a member of the phylum Tardigrada)
  2. batardeau (dam structure)

Declension

Declension of Wasserbär [masculine, weak // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wasserbär die Wasserbären
genitive eines des Wasserbären, Wasserbärs1 der Wasserbären
dative einem dem Wasserbären, Wasserbär1 den Wasserbären
accusative einen den Wasserbären, Wasserbär1 die Wasserbären

1Informal.

Synonyms

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