Beuteltier

German

Etymology

From Beutel (“bag; pouch”) +‎ Tier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɪ̯tl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
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Hyphenation: Beu‧tel‧tier

Noun

Beuteltier n (strong, genitive Beuteltieres or Beuteltiers, plural Beuteltiere)

marsupial
Synonyms: Beutler, Beutelsäuger

Declension

Declension of Beuteltier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Beuteltier	die	Beuteltiere
genitive	eines	des	Beuteltieres, Beuteltiers	der	Beuteltiere
dative	einem	dem	Beuteltier, Beuteltiere¹	den	Beuteltieren
accusative	ein	das	Beuteltier	die	Beuteltiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Tier

Related terms

Further reading

“Beuteltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Beuteltier” in Duden online

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