Hohltier

German edit

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Hohltier

Etymology edit

hohl (“hollow”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈhoːlˌtiːɐ̯]
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Hyphenation: Hohl‧tier

Noun edit

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

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

Declension edit

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.

Hyponyms edit

Further reading edit

“Hohltier” in Duden online

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