Kerbtier

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Kerbe +‎ Tier, coined by Joachim Heinrich Campe in 1791 to replace the Latinate term Insekt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁpˌtiːɐ̯/
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Noun

Kerbtier n (strong, genitive Kerbtieres or Kerbtiers, plural Kerbtiere)

  1. (rare) insect
    Synonyms: Insekt, (rare) Kerf
    • 1916, Hermann Löns, Mein buntes Buch‎:
      Sogar Ackerspitzmäuse stellten sich ein, denn Fraß für ihre spitzen Zähne boten die vielen schlafenden Kerbtiere zur Genüge, auch wurde mehr als eine kranke und schwache Maus ihre Beute.
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Declension

Declension of Kerbtier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kerbtier die Kerbtiere
genitive eines des Kerbtieres, Kerbtiers der Kerbtiere
dative einem dem Kerbtier, Kerbtiere1 den Kerbtieren
accusative ein das Kerbtier die Kerbtiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Kerbtier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kerbtier” in Duden online
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