Rattennest

German

Etymology

Ratten +‎ Nest

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁatn̩ːɛst/
• Hyphenation: Rat‧ten‧nest

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Noun

Rattennest n (strong, genitive Rattennestes or Rattennests, plural Rattennester)

1. (also figurative) the nest of a rat
2. (figurative, colloquial) rat's nest (tangled hair)

Declension

Declension of Rattennest [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rattennest	die	Rattennester
genitive	eines	des	Rattennestes, Rattennests	der	Rattennester
dative	einem	dem	Rattennest, Rattenneste1	den	Rattennestern
accusative	ein	das	Rattennest	die	Rattennester

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Rattennest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rattennest” in Duden online
• “Rattennest” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon