Heimtier

German

Etymology

From Heim ("home") + Tier ("animal").

See also Tierheim

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mtiːɐ̯/

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Noun

Heimtier n (strong, genitive Heimtieres or Heimtiers, plural Heimtiere)

1. An animal from an animal shelter
2. A formal term for a pet, as opposed to a farm animal or a wild animal. In 1986 this definition of the term became a law in article 1 of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, German: Europäische Übereinkommen zum Schutz von Heimtieren

Declension

Declension of Heimtier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heimtier	die	Heimtiere
genitive	eines	des	Heimtieres, Heimtiers	der	Heimtiere
dative	einem	dem	Heimtier, Heimtiere1	den	Heimtieren
accusative	ein	das	Heimtier	die	Heimtiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Heimtier” in Duden online