Hohltier

German

Etymology

hohl (“hollow”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːlˌtiːɐ̯]

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• Hyphenation: Hohl‧tier

Noun

Hohltier n (strong, genitive Hohltieres or Hohltiers, plural Hohltiere)

1. (zoology, dated) coelenterate (any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata)

Declension

Declension of Hohltier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hohltier	die	Hohltiere
genitive	eines	des	Hohltieres, Hohltiers	der	Hohltiere
dative	einem	dem	Hohltier, Hohltiere1	den	Hohltieren
accusative	ein	das	Hohltier	die	Hohltiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Nesseltier
• Rippenqualle

Further reading

• “Hohltier” in Duden online