Wirbelwind

German

Etymology

From Wirbel (“whirl”) +‎ Wind (“wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪʁbl̩ˌvɪnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Wir‧bel‧wind

Noun

Wirbelwind m (strong, genitive Wirbelwindes or Wirbelwinds, plural Wirbelwinde)

  1. (wind or figuratively) whirlwind

Declension

Declension of Wirbelwind [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wirbelwind die Wirbelwinde
genitive eines des Wirbelwindes, Wirbelwinds der Wirbelwinde
dative einem dem Wirbelwind, Wirbelwinde1 den Wirbelwinden
accusative einen den Wirbelwind die Wirbelwinde

1Now rare, see notes.

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