Storchschnabel
German
Etymology
Storch (“stork”) + Schnabel (“bill”)
Noun
Storchschnabel m (strong, genitive Storchschnabels, plural Storchschnäbel)
Usage notes
- Easily confused with the English cognate storksbill, which includes the related genera Pelargonium and Erodium (Reiherschnabel)
Declension
Declension of Storchschnabel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Storchschnabel | die | Storchschnäbel |
| genitive | eines | des | Storchschnabels | der | Storchschnäbel |
| dative | einem | dem | Storchschnabel | den | Storchschnäbeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Storchschnabel | die | Storchschnäbel |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Storchschnabel” in Duden online
- “Storchschnabel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Storchschnäbel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de