Distelfink
See also: distelfink
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German distilfinco (also distilfogal). By surface analysis, Distel (“thistle”) + Fink (“finch”). Cognate with Dutch distelvink, English thistlefinch, and compare Latin carduelis, from carduus (“thistle”). Goldfinch favor thistle seeds as food, and use thistle down as nest material.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Distelfink m (weak, genitive Distelfinken, plural Distelfinken)
Declension edit
Declension of Distelfink [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Distelfink | die | Distelfinken |
genitive | eines | des | Distelfinken | der | Distelfinken |
dative | einem | dem | Distelfinken | den | Distelfinken |
accusative | einen | den | Distelfinken | die | Distelfinken |