Bienenkorb

German

ein Bienenkorb

Etymology

Biene (“bee”) +‎ -n- +‎ Korb (“basket”) (from Latin corbis of unclear, perhaps Germanic origin); perfectly parallel to Dutch equivalent bijenkorf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːnənˌkɔʁp/

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• Hyphenation: Bie‧nen‧korb

Noun

Bienenkorb m (strong, genitive Bienenkorbes or Bienenkorbs, plural Bienenkörbe)

1. beehive (man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey and/or as crop pollinators)

Declension

Declension of Bienenkorb [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bienenkorb	die	Bienenkörbe
genitive	eines	des	Bienenkorbes, Bienenkorbs	der	Bienenkörbe
dative	einem	dem	Bienenkorb, Bienenkorbe1	den	Bienenkörben
accusative	einen	den	Bienenkorb	die	Bienenkörbe

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Related terms

• Bienenelfe
• Bienenhaus n
• Bienenkönigin

Further reading

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