Fuchsbau

German

Etymology

Compound of Fuchs (“fox”) +‎ Bau (“burrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊksˌbaʊ̯/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fuchs‧bau

Noun

Fuchsbau m (strong, genitive Fuchsbaues or Fuchsbaus, plural Fuchsbaue)

  1. foxhole (den of a fox)

Declension

Declension of Fuchsbau [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fuchsbau die Fuchsbaue
genitive eines des Fuchsbaues, Fuchsbaus der Fuchsbaue
dative einem dem Fuchsbau, Fuchsbaue1 den Fuchsbauen
accusative einen den Fuchsbau die Fuchsbaue

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Fuchsbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Fuchsbau” in Duden online
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