Wünschelrute
German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʏnʃəlˌʁuːtə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wün‧schel‧ru‧te
Noun
Wünschelrute f (genitive Wünschelrute, plural Wünschelruten)
- divining rod (a staff used to find subterranean resources, such as water or metals, by divination)
Declension
Declension of Wünschelrute [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wünschelrute | die | Wünschelruten |
| genitive | einer | der | Wünschelrute | der | Wünschelruten |
| dative | einer | der | Wünschelrute | den | Wünschelruten |
| accusative | eine | die | Wünschelrute | die | Wünschelruten |
References
- “Wünschelrute” in Duden online
- “Wünschelrute” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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