Urwald

German

Etymology

Early 19th century, from ur- +‎ Wald.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuːrˌvalt/, [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯ˌvalt]
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Hyphenation: Ur‧wald

Noun

Urwald m (strong, genitive Urwaldes or Urwalds, plural Urwälder)

primeval forest, virgin forest
Synonym: Primärwald
jungle
Synonym: Dschungel

Declension

Declension of Urwald [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Urwald	die	Urwälder
genitive	eines	des	Urwaldes, Urwalds	der	Urwälder
dative	einem	dem	Urwald, Urwalde¹	den	Urwäldern
accusative	einen	den	Urwald	die	Urwälder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Urwaldrelikt

Descendants

→ Dutch: oerwoud (calque)
→ Hunsrik: Uerwald (calque)

Further reading

“Urwald” in Duden online
“Urwald” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Urwald” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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