Ammonshorn

German

Etymology

Calque of Latin cornū Ammōnis (“Ammon's horn”), Ammon +‎ -s- +‎ Horn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ammonshorn n (strong, genitive Ammonshornes or Ammonshorns, plural Ammonshörner)

(anatomy) Synonym of Hippocampus; Ammon's horn
(paleontology) Synonym of Ammonit (“ammonite”)

Declension

Declension of Ammonshorn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ammonshorn	die	Ammonshörner
genitive	eines	des	Ammonshornes, Ammonshorns	der	Ammonshörner
dative	einem	dem	Ammonshorn, Ammonshorne¹	den	Ammonshörnern
accusative	ein	das	Ammonshorn	die	Ammonshörner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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

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