Staffelschwanz
German
editEtymology
editFrom Staffel (“relay”) + Schwanz (“tail”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStaffelschwanz m (strong, genitive Staffelschwanzes, plural Staffelschwänze)
- (ornithology) Australasian wren (any of the passerine birds of the family Maluridae)
- (in the plural) collective noun for birds of the family Maluridae.
- Synonym: Australischer Sänger
Declension
editDeclension of Staffelschwanz [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Staffelschwanz | die | Staffelschwänze |
genitive | eines | des | Staffelschwanzes | der | Staffelschwänze |
dative | einem | dem | Staffelschwanz, Staffelschwanze1 | den | Staffelschwänzen |
accusative | einen | den | Staffelschwanz | die | Staffelschwänze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
editHyponyms
edit- Prachtstaffelschwanz (“superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)”)
- Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz (“Southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)”)