Urwald

German

Etymology

Early 19th century, from ur- +‎ Wald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːrˌvalt/, [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯ˌvalt]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ur‧wald

Noun

Urwald m (strong, genitive Urwaldes or Urwalds, plural Urwälder)

  1. primeval forest, virgin forest
    Synonym: Primärwald
  2. jungle
    Synonym: Dschungel

Declension

Declension of Urwald [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Urwald die Urwälder
genitive eines des Urwaldes, Urwalds der Urwälder
dative einem dem Urwald, Urwalde1 den Urwäldern
accusative einen den Urwald die Urwälder

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: oerwoud (calque)
  • → Hunsrik: Uerwald (calque)

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