Wachtelkönig

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German

Etymology

Wachtel +‎ König. From the 16th Century, the plumage of the bird resembles that of a quail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaxtl̩køːnɪç/
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Noun

Wachtelkönig m (strong, genitive Wachtelkönigs, plural Wachtelkönige)

  1. corncrake
    Synonym: Wiesenralle f

Declension

Declension of Wachtelkönig
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wachtelkönig die Wachtelkönige
genitive eines des Wachtelkönigs der Wachtelkönige
dative einem dem Wachtelkönig den Wachtelkönigen
accusative einen den Wachtelkönig die Wachtelkönige

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