Spatzennest

German

Etymology

From Spatz +‎ -en- +‎ Nest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpat͡sn̩ˌnɛst]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Spat‧zen‧nest

Noun

Spatzennest n (strong, genitive Spatzennestes or Spatzennests, plural Spatzennester)

  1. (ornithology) sparrow's nest

Declension

Declension of Spatzennest [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Spatzennest die Spatzennester
genitive eines des Spatzennestes, Spatzennests der Spatzennester
dative einem dem Spatzennest, Spatzenneste1 den Spatzennestern
accusative ein das Spatzennest die Spatzennester

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “Spatzennest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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