Helikopter

See also: helikopter

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, spiral) + πτερόν (pterón, wing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heliˈkɔptər/, [he.liˈkɔp.tɐ], [ˌhɛ-], [ˌheː-], [-lɪ-]
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  • Hyphenation: He‧li‧kop‧ter, He‧li‧ko‧pter (formerly standard, now rare)

Noun

Helikopter m (strong, genitive Helikopters, plural Helikopter)

  1. helicopter
    Synonym: (more frequent, at least in common speech) Hubschrauber

Declension

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