Hörschnecke

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German

 Hörschnecke on German Wikipedia
Die Hörschnecke — the cochlea (the rightmost part of the bony labyrinth, as shone here)

Etymology

From hören (“to hear”) +‎ Schnecke (“snail”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hör‧schne‧cke
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Noun

Hörschnecke f (genitive Hörschnecke, plural Hörschnecken)

  1. (anatomy) cochlea
    Synonyms: Gehörschnecke, Cochlea

Declension

Declension of Hörschnecke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hörschnecke die Hörschnecken
genitive einer der Hörschnecke der Hörschnecken
dative einer der Hörschnecke den Hörschnecken
accusative eine die Hörschnecke die Hörschnecken

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