Murmeltier
See also: murmeltier
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Murmel n (informal backformation)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German murmeltier (14th c.), folk-etymological alteration as murmeln (“to murmur”) + Tier (“animal”) of older murmendīn, from Old High German murmunto (probably through a diminutive *murmuntīn), from Latin mūrem montis (accusative, literally “mountain rat”). Compare English marmot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Murmeltier n (strong, genitive Murmeltiers or Murmeltieres, plural Murmeltiere)
Declension edit
Declension of Murmeltier [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Murmeltier | die | Murmeltiere |
genitive | eines | des | Murmeltiers, Murmeltieres | der | Murmeltiere |
dative | einem | dem | Murmeltier, Murmeltiere1 | den | Murmeltieren |
accusative | ein | das | Murmeltier | die | Murmeltiere |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Cimbrian: murmeltier
Further reading edit
- “Murmeltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Murmeltier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Murmeltier” in Duden online