Wappentier

German

Etymology

Wappen (“coat of arms”) +‎ Tier (“animal”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvapənˌtiːɐ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wap‧pen‧tier

Noun

Wappentier n (strong, genitive Wappentieres or Wappentiers, plural Wappentiere)

  1. (heraldry) heraldic animal (colloquially used)

Declension

Declension of Wappentier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wappentier die Wappentiere
genitive eines des Wappentieres, Wappentiers der Wappentiere
dative einem dem Wappentier, Wappentiere1 den Wappentieren
accusative ein das Wappentier die Wappentiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Wappenadler
  • Wappenlöwe

Holonyms

  • Rautenwappen
  • Fabeltier

See also

Further reading

  • “Wappentier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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