Honigbiene

German

Etymology

From Honig (“honey”) +‎ Biene (“bee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌbiːnə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪkˌbiːnə/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: Ho‧nig‧bie‧ne

Noun

Honigbiene f (genitive Honigbiene, plural Honigbienen)

1. honeybee

Declension

Declension of Honigbiene [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Honigbiene	die	Honigbienen
genitive	einer	der	Honigbiene	der	Honigbienen
dative	einer	der	Honigbiene	den	Honigbienen
accusative	eine	die	Honigbiene	die	Honigbienen

Further reading

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