Helikopter

See also: helikopter

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heliˈkɔptər/, [he.liˈkɔp.tɐ], [ˌhɛ-], [ˌheː-], [-lɪ-]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: He‧li‧kop‧ter

Noun

Helikopter m (strong, genitive Helikopters, plural Helikopter)

1. helicopter

   Synonym: (more frequent, at least in common speech) Hubschrauber

Declension

Declension of Helikopter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Helikopter	die	Helikopter
genitive	eines	des	Helikopters	der	Helikopter
dative	einem	dem	Helikopter	den	Helikoptern
accusative	einen	den	Helikopter	die	Helikopter

Further reading

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