See also: tapir and tapír

German edit

 

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈtaːpiːr/, [ˈtaː.piɐ̯]
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /taˈpiːr/
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  • Hyphenation: Ta‧pir

Noun edit

Tapir m (strong, genitive Tapirs, plural Tapire)

  1. tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with long prehensile upper lip)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Tapir” in Duden online
  • Tapir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache