Spitzenprädator
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German
Etymology
Spitze (“top, peak”) + -n- + Prädator (“predator”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩pʁɛ(ː)ˌdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Spit‧zen‧prä‧da‧tor
Noun
Spitzenprädator m (mixed, genitive Spitzenprädators, plural Spitzenprädatoren)
- (ecology) apex predator (organism atop the food chain)
Declension
Declension of Spitzenprädator
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Spitzenprädator | die | Spitzenprädatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Spitzenprädators | der | Spitzenprädatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Spitzenprädator | den | Spitzenprädatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Spitzenprädator | die | Spitzenprädatoren |