Zauberstab

German

Etymology

16th century, form Zauber (“magic”) and/or zaubern (“to perform magic”) +‎ Stab (“staff, wand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsaʊ̯bərˌʃtaːp/, [ˈt͡saʊ̯.bɐˌʃtaːp]
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Noun

Zauberstab m (strong, genitive Zauberstabs or Zauberstabes, plural Zauberstäbe)

magic wand

Declension

Declension of Zauberstab [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zauberstab	die	Zauberstäbe
genitive	eines	des	Zauberstabs, Zauberstabes	der	Zauberstäbe
dative	einem	dem	Zauberstab, Zauberstabe¹	den	Zauberstäben
accusative	einen	den	Zauberstab	die	Zauberstäbe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Zauberstab” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zauberstab” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Zauberstab” in Duden online

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