Rohrdommel

German

Etymology

From röhren +‎ Dommel.

cf. Old English raredumla, from rarian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairēn, from Proto-Germanic *rairāną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌdɔməl/
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  • Hyphenation: Rohr‧dom‧mel

Noun

Rohrdommel f (genitive Rohrdommel, plural Rohrdommeln)

  1. Eurasian bittern

Declension

Declension of Rohrdommel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rohrdommel die Rohrdommeln
genitive einer der Rohrdommel der Rohrdommeln
dative einer der Rohrdommel den Rohrdommeln
accusative eine die Rohrdommel die Rohrdommeln

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