Schildkröte
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German
Etymology
Schild + Kröte; Middle High German (die/ein) schiltkräd (plural: schiltkräden; 2nd half of the 15th century), (ain) schiltkroten (ca. 1350)
Pronunciation
Noun
Schildkröte f (genitive Schildkröte, plural Schildkröten)
Declension
Declension of Schildkröte
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schildkröte | die | Schildkröten |
| genitive | einer | der | Schildkröte | der | Schildkröten |
| dative | einer | der | Schildkröte | den | Schildkröten |
| accusative | eine | die | Schildkröte | die | Schildkröten |
Derived terms
- Dosenschildkröte (“box turtle”)
- Erdschildkröte (“wood turtle”)
- Landschildkröte (“tortoise”)
- Meeresschildkröte (“sea turtle”)
- Pantherschildkröte (“leopard tortoise”)
- Riesenschildkröte (“giant tortoise”)
- Schmuckschildkröte (“cooter”)
- Weichschildkröte (“softshell turtle”)
Further reading
- “Schildkröte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schildkröte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schildkröte” in Duden online
Schildkröte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Schildkröte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
