Hohltier

German

Etymology

hohl (“hollow”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːlˌtiːɐ̯]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hohl‧tier

Noun

Hohltier n (strong, genitive Hohltieres or Hohltiers, plural Hohltiere)

  1. (zoology, dated) coelenterate (any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata)

Declension

Declension of Hohltier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hohltier die Hohltiere
genitive eines des Hohltieres, Hohltiers der Hohltiere
dative einem dem Hohltier, Hohltiere1 den Hohltieren
accusative ein das Hohltier die Hohltiere

1Now rare, see notes.

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