Wackelzahn

German

Etymology

From wackel(n) (“wobble”) +‎ Zahn (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvakl̩ˌt͡saːn/
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Hyphenation: Wa‧ckel‧zahn

Noun

Wackelzahn m (strong, genitive Wackelzahnes or Wackelzahns, plural Wackelzähne)

(informal) loose tooth, wobbly tooth

Declension

Declension of Wackelzahn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wackelzahn	die	Wackelzähne
genitive	eines	des	Wackelzahnes, Wackelzahns	der	Wackelzähne
dative	einem	dem	Wackelzahn, Wackelzahne¹	den	Wackelzähnen
accusative	einen	den	Wackelzahn	die	Wackelzähne

¹Now rare, see notes.

References

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

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