Vogelgrippe

German

Etymology

From Vogel (“bird”) +‎ Grippe (“flu”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɡl̩ˌɡʁɪpə/

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• Hyphenation: Vo‧gel‧grip‧pe

Noun

Vogelgrippe f (genitive Vogelgrippe, no plural)

1. (pathology) avian influenza, bird flu

Declension

Declension of Vogelgrippe [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vogelgrippe
genitive	einer	der	Vogelgrippe
dative	einer	der	Vogelgrippe
accusative	eine	die	Vogelgrippe

Related terms

• Geflügelpest

Further reading

• “Vogelgrippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Vogelgrippe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Vogelgrippe” in Duden online
• Vogelgrippe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de