Wellensittich

German

Etymology

From Welle (“wave”) +‎ Sittich (“parakeet”), a calque of translingual Melopsittacus undulatus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: Wel‧len‧sit‧tich

Noun

Wellensittich m (strong, genitive Wellensittiches or Wellensittichs, plural Wellensittiche)

  1. budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Declension

Declension of Wellensittich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wellensittich die Wellensittiche
genitive eines des Wellensittiches, Wellensittichs der Wellensittiche
dative einem dem Wellensittich, Wellensittiche1 den Wellensittichen
accusative einen den Wellensittich die Wellensittiche

1Now rare, see notes.

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