Wattenmeer

German

Etymology

From Watt (“foreshore”) +‎ -en- +‎ Meer (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvatn̩ˌmeːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Wat‧ten‧meer

Noun

Wattenmeer n (strong, genitive Wattenmeeres or Wattenmeers, plural Wattenmeere)

  1. mudflat, tidal flat
  2. Wadden Sea (along the North Sea coast)

Declension

Declension of Wattenmeer [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wattenmeer die Wattenmeere
genitive eines des Wattenmeeres, Wattenmeers der Wattenmeere
dative einem dem Wattenmeer, Wattenmeere1 den Wattenmeeren
accusative ein das Wattenmeer die Wattenmeere

1Now rare, see notes.

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