Nagetier

German

Etymology

18th century, from nagen (“gnaw”) +‎ Tier (“animal”), after earlier Nager, a calque of Latin rodens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːɡəˌtiːr/, [ˈnaːɡəˌti(ː)ɐ̯]

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Nagetier n (strong, genitive Nagetieres or Nagetiers, plural Nagetiere)

1. rodent

   Synonym: Nager

Declension

Declension of Nagetier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nagetier	die	Nagetiere
genitive	eines	des	Nagetieres, Nagetiers	der	Nagetiere
dative	einem	dem	Nagetier, Nagetiere1	den	Nagetieren
accusative	ein	das	Nagetier	die	Nagetiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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