Hornisse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German horniz, hornuz, from Old High German hurniz, hornuz, hornaz, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“hornet”). Compare Dutch hoorn, hoorntje, hoornaar, English hornet.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Hornisse f (genitive Hornisse, plural Hornissen)

  1. hornet

Declension
Declension of Hornisse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hornisse die Hornissen
genitive einer der Hornisse der Hornissen
dative einer der Hornisse den Hornissen
accusative eine die Hornisse die Hornissen

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