Wellensittich
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German
Etymology
From Welle (“wave”) + Sittich (“parakeet”), a calque of translingual Melopsittacus undulatus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wellensittich m (strong, genitive Wellensittiches or Wellensittichs, plural Wellensittiche)
Declension
Declension of Wellensittich
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wellensittich | die | Wellensittiche |
| genitive | eines | des | Wellensittiches, Wellensittichs | der | Wellensittiche |
| dative | einem | dem | Wellensittich, Wellensittiche1 | den | Wellensittichen |
| accusative | einen | den | Wellensittich | die | Wellensittiche |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “Wellensittich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wellensittich” in Duden online