Pfeilstorch
German
editEtymology
editFrom Pfeil (“arrow”) + Storch (“stork”).
Noun
editPfeilstorch m (strong, genitive Pfeilstorches or Pfeilstorchs, plural Pfeilstörche)
- A stork (generally Ciconia ciconia) that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrow but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns.
Declension
editDeclension of Pfeilstorch [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pfeilstorch | die | Pfeilstörche |
genitive | eines | des | Pfeilstorches, Pfeilstorchs | der | Pfeilstörche |
dative | einem | dem | Pfeilstorch, Pfeilstorche1 | den | Pfeilstörchen |
accusative | einen | den | Pfeilstorch | die | Pfeilstörche |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
edit- Pfeilstorch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de