Karnibale

German

Etymology

Unstressed -a- and -ar- are not distinguished in many German accents. Probably reinforced by mistaken association with Latin carnis (“flesh, meat”) as in German Karnivore or Inkarnation.

Noun

Karnibale m (weak, genitive Karnibalen, plural Karnibalen)

Misspelling of Kannibale (“cannibal”).

Declension

Declension of Karnibale [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Karnibale	die	Karnibalen
genitive	eines	des	Karnibalen	der	Karnibalen
dative	einem	dem	Karnibalen	den	Karnibalen
accusative	einen	den	Karnibalen	die	Karnibalen