Wespenschwarm

German

Etymology

From Wespe (“wasp”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schwarm (“swarm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛspn̩ˌʃvaʁm]
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  • Hyphenation: Wes‧pen‧schwarm

Noun

Wespenschwarm m (strong, genitive Wespenschwarmes or Wespenschwarms, plural Wespenschwärme)

  1. swarm of wasps

Declension

Declension of Wespenschwarm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wespenschwarm die Wespenschwärme
genitive eines des Wespenschwarmes, Wespenschwarms der Wespenschwärme
dative einem dem Wespenschwarm, Wespenschwarme1 den Wespenschwärmen
accusative einen den Wespenschwarm die Wespenschwärme

1Now rare, see notes.

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