Ziegensittich

German
Ziegensittich

Etymology

From Ziege (“goat”) +‎ -n- +‎ Sittich (“parakeet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌsɪtɪç]
  • Hyphenation: Zie‧gen‧sit‧tich

Noun

Ziegensittich m (strong, genitive Ziegensittiches or Ziegensittichs, plural Ziegensittiche)

  1. red-crowned parakeet, red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)

Declension
Declension of Ziegensittich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ziegensittich die Ziegensittiche
genitive eines des Ziegensittiches, Ziegensittichs der Ziegensittiche
dative einem dem Ziegensittich, Ziegensittiche1 den Ziegensittichen
accusative einen den Ziegensittich die Ziegensittiche

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms
  • Laufsittich (“kakariki (Cyanoramphus)”)
  • Sittich

Coordinate terms
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