Hurrikan
See also: hurrikán
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English hurricane. Doublet of Orkan.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊʁikan/, /ˈhʊʁikaːn/ (rare)
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɹikən/, /ˈhaʁikən/ (overall more common; readaptation to the English form, despite the German spelling)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hur‧ri‧kan
Noun edit
Hurrikan m (strong, genitive Hurrikans, plural Hurrikane or Hurrikans)
- hurricane (strong windstorm in North and Central America)
Usage notes edit
- The plural in -e goes along with the Germanised pronunciation; the plural in -s goes along with the Anglicised pronunciation.
Declension edit
Declension of Hurrikan [masculine, strong]
See also edit
- Orkan (similar storm in Europe)