Vogelspinne
German
Etymology
From Vogel (“bird”) + Spinne (“spider”). A calque of Latin Aranea avicularia, coined by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758, tomus I, p. 619 + 622).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːɡəlˌʃpɪnə/, [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃpɪnə]
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Noun
Vogelspinne f (genitive Vogelspinne, plural Vogelspinnen)
- tarantula (broad sense), bird spider, bird-eating spider, monkey spider
Declension
Declension of Vogelspinne [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Vogelspinne | die | Vogelspinnen |
| genitive | einer | der | Vogelspinne | der | Vogelspinnen |
| dative | einer | der | Vogelspinne | den | Vogelspinnen |
| accusative | eine | die | Vogelspinne | die | Vogelspinnen |
Further reading
- “Vogelspinne” in Duden online
- “Vogelspinne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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