Stinktier

German

Alternative forms

Stinkthier (archaic)

Etymology

Compound of stinken (“to stink”) +‎ Tier (“animal”). Compare Dutch stinkdier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃtɪŋkˌtiːɐ̯]
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Noun

Stinktier n (strong, genitive Stinktieres or Stinktiers, plural Stinktiere)

skunk (mammal of the family Mephitidae)
Synonyms: Skunk, (US) Stinkkatze
(derogatory) A dirty or contemptible person
Synonyms: Ferkel, Sau

Declension

Declension of Stinktier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Stinktier	die	Stinktiere
genitive	eines	des	Stinktieres, Stinktiers	der	Stinktiere
dative	einem	dem	Stinktier, Stinktiere¹	den	Stinktieren
accusative	ein	das	Stinktier	die	Stinktiere

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

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

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