Lindwurm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lintwurm, from Old High German lint (“snake”) + wurm (“wyrm, dragon”). The combined form is attested farther back in the cognate Old Norse linnormr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lindwurm m (strong, genitive Lindwurmes or Lindwurms, plural Lindwürmer)

1. (mythology) lindworm, dragon, sea serpent
2. (heraldry) wyvern

Declension

Declension of Lindwurm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lindwurm	die	Lindwürmer
genitive	eines	des	Lindwurmes, Lindwurms	der	Lindwürmer
dative	einem	dem	Lindwurm, Lindwurme1	den	Lindwürmern
accusative	einen	den	Lindwurm	die	Lindwürmer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Lindwurm” in Duden online