Zahnwal

German

Etymology

Zahn (“tooth”) +‎ Wal (“whale”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zahnwal m (strong, genitive Zahnwales or Zahnwals, plural Zahnwale)

  1. toothed whale, a member of the Odontoceti suborder

Declension

Declension of Zahnwal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zahnwal die Zahnwale
genitive eines des Zahnwales, Zahnwals der Zahnwale
dative einem dem Zahnwal, Zahnwale1 den Zahnwalen
accusative einen den Zahnwal die Zahnwale

1Now rare, see notes.

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