Retroflex

See also: retroflex

German

Noun

Retroflex m (strong, genitive Retroflexes, plural Retroflexe)

1. (phonetics) retroflex consonant

Declension

Declension of Retroflex [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Retroflex	die	Retroflexe
genitive	eines	des	Retroflexes	der	Retroflexe
dative	einem	dem	Retroflex, Retroflexe1	den	Retroflexen
accusative	einen	den	Retroflex	die	Retroflexe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• retroflex (adjective)

Further reading

• “Retroflex” in Duden online