Hurrikan

See also: hurrikán

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurricane. Doublet of Orkan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊʁikan/, /ˈhʊʁikaːn/ (rare)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɹikən/, /ˈhaʁikən/ (overall more common; readaptation to the English form, despite the German spelling)
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  • Hyphenation: Hur‧ri‧kan

Noun

Hurrikan m (strong, genitive Hurrikans, plural Hurrikane or Hurrikans)

  1. hurricane (strong windstorm in North and Central America)

Usage notes
  • The plural in -e goes along with the Germanised pronunciation; the plural in -s goes along with the Anglicised pronunciation.

Declension
Declension of Hurrikan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hurrikan die Hurrikane, Hurrikans
genitive eines des Hurrikans der Hurrikane, Hurrikans
dative einem dem Hurrikan den Hurrikanen, Hurrikans
accusative einen den Hurrikan die Hurrikane, Hurrikans

See also
  • Orkan (similar storm in Europe)

Further reading
  • “Hurrikan” in Duden online
  • “Hurrikan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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