Tarantel

German

Etymology

16th century, from Italian tarantola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈran.təl/, [taˈʁan.tl̩]
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Noun

Tarantel f (genitive Tarantel, plural Taranteln)

  1. tarantula (Lycosa tarantula, kind of wolf spider of southern Europe)
  2. certain other large species of wolf spider, chiefly of the genera Alopecosa, Hogna, Lycosa
  3. (obsolete) the disused wolf spider genus Tarentula
  4. (rare, nonstandard, anglicism) a New World tarantula (spider of the family Theraphosidae)
    Synonym: Vogelspinne

Declension

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

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