Staffelschwanz
German edit
Etymology edit
From Staffel (“relay”) + Schwanz (“tail”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Staffelschwanz m (strong, genitive Staffelschwanzes, plural Staffelschwänze)
- (ornithology) Australasian wren (any of the passerine birds of the family Maluridae)
- (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the family Maluridae.
- Synonym: Australischer Sänger
Declension edit
Declension of Staffelschwanz [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Staffelschwanz | die | Staffelschwänze |
| genitive | eines | des | Staffelschwanzes | der | Staffelschwänze |
| dative | einem | dem | Staffelschwanz, Staffelschwanze1 | den | Staffelschwänzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Staffelschwanz | die | Staffelschwänze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- Prachtstaffelschwanz (“superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)”)
- Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz (“Southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)”)