Rotschwanz

German

Etymology

rot (“red”) +‎ Schwanz (“tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːtˌʃvant͡s/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Rot‧schwanz

Noun

Rotschwanz m (strong, genitive Rotschwanzes, plural Rotschwänze, diminutive Rotschwänzchen n)

redstart (bird of the genus Phoenicurus)
pale tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda)

Declension

Declension of Rotschwanz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rotschwanz	die	Rotschwänze
genitive	eines	des	Rotschwanzes	der	Rotschwänze
dative	einem	dem	Rotschwanz, Rotschwanze¹	den	Rotschwänzen
accusative	einen	den	Rotschwanz	die	Rotschwänze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Rotschwanz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Rotschwanz” in Duden online
“Rotschwanz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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