Wellensittich
German edit
Etymology edit
From Welle (“wave”) + Sittich (“parakeet”), a calque of translingual Melopsittacus undulatus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wellensittich m (strong, genitive Wellensittiches or Wellensittichs, plural Wellensittiche)
Declension edit
Declension of Wellensittich [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Wellensittich | die | Wellensittiche |
genitive | eines | des | Wellensittiches, Wellensittichs | der | Wellensittiche |
dative | einem | dem | Wellensittich, Wellensittiche1 | den | Wellensittichen |
accusative | einen | den | Wellensittich | die | Wellensittiche |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms edit
Further reading edit
- “Wellensittich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wellensittich” in Duden online