Zauberstab

German

Etymology

16th century, from Zauber (“magic”) and/or zaubern (“to perform magic”) +‎ Stab (“staff, wand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaʊ̯bərˌʃtaːp/, [ˈt͡saʊ̯.bɐˌʃtaːp]
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Noun

Zauberstab m (strong, genitive Zauberstabs or Zauberstabes, plural Zauberstäbe)

  1. magic wand

Declension

Declension of Zauberstab [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zauberstab die Zauberstäbe
genitive eines des Zauberstabs, Zauberstabes der Zauberstäbe
dative einem dem Zauberstab, Zauberstabe1 den Zauberstäben
accusative einen den Zauberstab die Zauberstäbe

1Now rare, see notes.

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