Stinktier

German

Alternative forms

• Stinkthier (obsolete)

Etymology

From stinken (“to stink”) +‎ Tier (“animal”). Compare Dutch stinkdier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃtɪŋkˌtiːɐ̯]

• Audio:

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Noun

Stinktier n (strong, genitive Stinktiers or Stinktieres, plural Stinktiere)

1. skunk (mammal of the family Mephitidae)

   Synonyms: (chiefly biology) Skunk, (US) Stinkkatze

2. (derogatory) A dirty or contemptible person

   Synonyms: Ferkel, Sau

Declension

Declension of Stinktier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Stinktier	die	Stinktiere
genitive	eines	des	Stinktieres, Stinktiers	der	Stinktiere
dative	einem	dem	Stinktier, Stinktiere1	den	Stinktieren
accusative	ein	das	Stinktier	die	Stinktiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Stinktier” in Duden online
• “Stinktier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Stinktier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de