Spinnentier

German

Etymology

From Spinne (“spider”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Spinnentier n (strong, genitive Spinnentieres or Spinnentiers, plural Spinnentiere)

  1. arachnid
    Synonym: (less common and chiefly only in the plural) Arachnide

Declension
Declension of Spinnentier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Spinnentier die Spinnentiere
genitive eines des Spinnentieres, Spinnentiers der Spinnentiere
dative einem dem Spinnentier, Spinnentiere1 den Spinnentieren
accusative ein das Spinnentier die Spinnentiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Spinnentier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Spinnentier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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