Ohrenschmalz

German

Etymology

Ohr (“ear”) +‎ -en- +‎ Schmalz (“grease”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔoːʁənˌʃmalts/
  • Hyphenation: Oh‧ren‧schmalz
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Noun

Ohrenschmalz n (strong, genitive Ohrenschmalzes, plural Ohrenschmalze)

  1. earwax

Declension
Declension of Ohrenschmalz [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ohrenschmalz die Ohrenschmalze
genitive eines des Ohrenschmalzes der Ohrenschmalze
dative einem dem Ohrenschmalz, Ohrenschmalze1 den Ohrenschmalzen
accusative ein das Ohrenschmalz die Ohrenschmalze

1Now rare, see notes.

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