Nashorn

See also: nashorn

German

Etymology

From Nas- (“nose”) +‎ Horn (“horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn/
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Noun

Nashorn n (genitive Nashornes or Nashorns, plural Nashörner)

rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of Nashorn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nashorn	die	Nashörner
genitive	eines	des	Nashornes, Nashorns	der	Nashörner
dative	einem	dem	Nashorn, Nashorne¹	den	Nashörnern
accusative	ein	das	Nashorn	die	Nashörner

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Nashorn in Duden online

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