Nashorn

See also: nashorn

German

Etymology

From Nas- (“nose”) +‎ Horn (“horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn/
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Noun

Nashorn n (strong, genitive Nashornes or Nashorns, plural Nashörner)

rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of Nashorn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nashorn	die	Nashörner
genitive	eines	des	Nashornes, Nashorns	der	Nashörner
dative	einem	dem	Nashorn, Nashorne¹	den	Nashörnern
accusative	ein	das	Nashorn	die	Nashörner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Related terms

Nashornkäfer
Nashornbulle
Nashornkuh
Nashornkalb

Further reading

“Nashorn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Nashorn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Nashorn” in Duden online
Nashorn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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