Purpurreiher

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German

Etymology

Purpur (“purple”) +‎ Reiher (“heron”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊʁpʊʁˌʁaɪ̯ɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Pur‧pur‧rei‧her

Noun

Purpurreiher m (strong, genitive Purpurreihers, plural Purpurreiher)

  1. purple heron (bird of the species Ardea purpurea)

Declension

Declension of Purpurreiher
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Purpurreiher die Purpurreiher
genitive eines des Purpurreihers der Purpurreiher
dative einem dem Purpurreiher den Purpurreihern
accusative einen den Purpurreiher die Purpurreiher

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