Lockruf

German

Etymology

locken +‎ Ruf

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔkˌʁuːf]
  • Hyphenation: Lock‧ruf
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Lockruf m (strong, genitive Lockrufes or Lockrufs, plural Lockrufe)

  1. siren call
  2. (zoology) mating call

Declension

Declension of Lockruf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lockruf die Lockrufe
genitive eines des Lockrufes, Lockrufs der Lockrufe
dative einem dem Lockruf, Lockrufe1 den Lockrufen
accusative einen den Lockruf die Lockrufe

1Now rare, see notes.

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