Nesseltier

German

Etymology

Nessel (“nettle”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛsl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]

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• Hyphenation: Nes‧sel‧tier

Noun

Nesseltier n (strong, genitive Nesseltieres or Nesseltiers, plural Nesseltiere)

1. (zoology) cnidarian (any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones and corals)

Declension

Declension of Nesseltier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nesseltier	die	Nesseltiere
genitive	eines	des	Nesseltieres, Nesseltiers	der	Nesseltiere
dative	einem	dem	Nesseltier, Nesseltiere1	den	Nesseltieren
accusative	ein	das	Nesseltier	die	Nesseltiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Seeanemone
• Koralle
• Qualle

Further reading

• “Nesseltier” in Duden online