Greifvogel

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Etymology

Compound of greifen (“grab”) +‎ Vogel (“bird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡraɪ̯fˌfoːɡəl/,
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  • Hyphenation: Greif‧vo‧gel

Noun

Greifvogel m (strong, genitive Greifvogels, plural Greifvögel)

  1. a bird of the order Falconiformes
  2. (in recent scientific use) a bird of the newly created order Accipitriformes

Usage notes

  • The second definition, which excludes the falcons, is entirely restricted to scientific use. To the general public, falcons are and remain the very prototypes of Greifvögel.

Declension

Declension of Greifvogel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Greifvogel die Greifvögel
genitive eines des Greifvogels der Greifvögel
dative einem dem Greifvogel den Greifvögeln
accusative einen den Greifvogel die Greifvögel

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