Greifvogel
See also: Greifvögel
German
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Etymology
editCompound of greifen (“grab”) + Vogel (“bird”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editGreifvogel m (strong, genitive Greifvogels, plural Greifvögel)
- a bird of the order Falconiformes
- (in recent scientific use) a bird of the newly created order Accipitriformes
Usage notes
edit- The second definition, which excludes the falcons, is entirely restricted to scientific use. To the general public, falcons are and remain the very prototypes of Greifvögel.
Declension
editDeclension of Greifvogel [masculine, strong]
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Greifvogel | die | Greifvögel |
genitive | eines | des | Greifvogels | der | Greifvögel |
dative | einem | dem | Greifvogel | den | Greifvögeln |
accusative | einen | den | Greifvogel | die | Greifvögel |
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Greifvogel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Greifvogel” in Duden online