Honigdachs

German

Etymology

From Honig (“honey”) +‎ Dachs (“badger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌdaks/ (standard)

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

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• Hyphenation: Ho‧nig‧dachs

Noun

Honigdachs m (strong, genitive Honigdachses, plural Honigdachse, feminine Honigdächsin)

1. honey badger

Declension

Declension of Honigdachs [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Honigdachs	die	Honigdachse
genitive	eines	des	Honigdachses	der	Honigdachse
dative	einem	dem	Honigdachs, Honigdachse1	den	Honigdachsen
accusative	einen	den	Honigdachs	die	Honigdachse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Honigdachs” in Duden online