Ornithologe

German

Etymology

From ornitho- +‎ -loge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁnitoˈloːɡə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːɡə
  • Hyphenation: Or‧ni‧tho‧lo‧ge

Noun

Ornithologe m (weak, genitive Ornithologen, plural Ornithologen, feminine Ornithologin)

  1. ornithologist (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Vogelkundler
    • 2012 April 16, Die Welt‎[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 20:
      Seit über 150 Jahren rätseln Ornithologen darüber, wieso Brieftauben immer so zielsicher ihren Weg nach Hause finden.
      For more than 150 years, ornithologists have been puzzling over why carrier pigeons always find their way home so unerringly.

Declension

Declension of Ornithologe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ornithologe die Ornithologen
genitive eines des Ornithologen der Ornithologen
dative einem dem Ornithologen den Ornithologen
accusative einen den Ornithologen die Ornithologen

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