Bärenfell

German

Etymology

From Bär (“bear”) +‎ -en- +‎ Fell (“fur, pelt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛːʁənˌfɛl/, /ˈbeːʁən-/

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• Hyphenation: Bä‧ren‧fell

Noun

Bärenfell n (strong, genitive Bärenfelles or Bärenfells, plural Bärenfelle)

1. the fur of a bear, bearskin

Declension

Declension of Bärenfell [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bärenfell	die	Bärenfelle
genitive	eines	des	Bärenfelles, Bärenfells	der	Bärenfelle
dative	einem	dem	Bärenfell, Bärenfelle1	den	Bärenfellen
accusative	ein	das	Bärenfell	die	Bärenfelle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bärenfellmütze

Further reading

• “Bärenfell” in Duden online
• “Bärenfell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache