Pantoffeltierchen

German

Pantoffeltierchen.

Etymology

From Pantoffel +‎ Tier +‎ -chen.

Likely a calque of Dutch pantoffeldiertje.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Pantoffeltierchen n (strong, genitive Pantoffeltierchens, plural Pantoffeltierchen)

1. a unicellular ciliate protozoan of the Paramecium genus, first described by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

Declension

Declension of Pantoffeltierchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pantoffeltierchen	die	Pantoffeltierchen
genitive	eines	des	Pantoffeltierchens	der	Pantoffeltierchen
dative	einem	dem	Pantoffeltierchen	den	Pantoffeltierchen
accusative	ein	das	Pantoffeltierchen	die	Pantoffeltierchen

Further reading

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