Wasserbär
German edit
Etymology edit
Named by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 "kleiner Wasserbär" (little water bear).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wasserbär m (weak or mixed, genitive Wasserbären or (informal) Wasserbärs, plural Wasserbären, feminine Wasserbärin)
- (zoology) tardigrade, water bear (a water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animal, a member of the phylum Tardigrada)
- batardeau (dam structure)
Declension edit
Declension of Wasserbär [masculine, weak // mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wasserbär | die | Wasserbären |
| genitive | eines | des | Wasserbären, Wasserbärs1 | der | Wasserbären |
| dative | einem | dem | Wasserbären, Wasserbär1 | den | Wasserbären |
| accusative | einen | den | Wasserbären, Wasserbär1 | die | Wasserbären |
1Informal.