Bienenstock

German

Etymology

From Biene (“bee”) +‎ -n- +‎ Stock (“stock, store”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːnənˌʃtɔk/
  • Hyphenation: Bie‧nen‧stock
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Noun

Bienenstock m (strong, genitive Bienenstockes or Bienenstocks, plural Bienenstöcke)

  1. hive, beehive (artificial structure for housing bees, including the swarm and its combs)
    Synonym: (specialist; structure only) Beute

Declension
Declension of Bienenstock [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bienenstock die Bienenstöcke
genitive eines des Bienenstockes, Bienenstocks der Bienenstöcke
dative einem dem Bienenstock, Bienenstocke1 den Bienenstöcken
accusative einen den Bienenstock die Bienenstöcke

1Now rare, see notes.

See also
  • Bienennest

Further reading
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