Mönchssittich

German
Mönchssittich

Etymology

From Mönch (“monk”) +‎ -s- +‎ Sittich (“parakeet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmœnçsˌzɪtɪç/
  • Hyphenation: Mönchs‧sit‧tich
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Noun

Mönchssittich m (strong, genitive Mönchssittiches or Mönchssittichs, plural Mönchssittiche)

  1. (ornithology) monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

Declension
Declension of Mönchssittich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mönchssittich die Mönchssittiche
genitive eines des Mönchssittiches, Mönchssittichs der Mönchssittiche
dative einem dem Mönchssittich, Mönchssittiche1 den Mönchssittichen
accusative einen den Mönchssittich die Mönchssittiche

1Now rare, see notes.

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