Urwald
German edit
Etymology edit
Early 19th century, from ur- + Wald.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Urwald m (strong, genitive Urwaldes or Urwalds, plural Urwälder)
- primeval forest, virgin forest
- Synonym: Primärwald
- jungle
- Synonym: Dschungel
Declension edit
Declension of Urwald [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Urwald” in Duden online
- “Urwald” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Urwald” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.