Fitis

German

Etymology

Clipping of Fitislaubsänger. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːtɪs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fi‧tis

Noun

Fitis m (genitive Fitisses, plural Fitisse)

  1. willow warbler (bird of the species Phylloscopus trochilus)

Declension
Declension of Fitis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fitis die Fitisse
genitive eines des Fitisses der Fitisse
dative einem dem Fitis,
Fitisse1		 den Fitissen
accusative einen den Fitis die Fitisse
1Now uncommon, see notes

Hypernyms

Further reading
  • Fitis in Duden online
  • “Fitis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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