Steißbein

German

Alternative forms

Steissbein (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Steiß +‎ Bein

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌbaɪ̯n/
Audio (file)

Noun

Steißbein n (strong, genitive Steißbeines or Steißbeins, plural Steißbeine)

tailbone

Declension

Declension of Steißbein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Steißbein	die	Steißbeine
genitive	eines	des	Steißbeines, Steißbeins	der	Steißbeine
dative	einem	dem	Steißbein, Steißbeine¹	den	Steißbeinen
accusative	ein	das	Steißbein	die	Steißbeine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Steißbein” in Duden online
“Steißbein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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