Girlitz

German

Girlitz

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovene gŕlica, grlec (“turtledove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪr.lɪt͡s]

• Audio

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Noun

Girlitz m (strong, genitive Girlitzes, plural Girlitze)

1. serin (Serinus)

Declension

Declension of Girlitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Girlitz	die	Girlitze
genitive	eines	des	Girlitzes	der	Girlitze
dative	einem	dem	Girlitz, Girlitze1	den	Girlitzen
accusative	einen	den	Girlitz	die	Girlitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Girlitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Girlitz” in Duden online