Grünfink
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From grün (“green”) + Fink (“finch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Grünfink m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Grünfinken or (colloquial) Grünfinks, plural Grünfinken)
- A greenfinch, particularly the European greenfinch.
Usage notes
[edit]The word may have weak or mixed declension; colloquially it is also strong.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Grünfink [masculine, weak // mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Grünfink | die | Grünfinken |
genitive | eines | des | Grünfinken1, Grünfinks2 | der | Grünfinken |
dative | einem | dem | Grünfinken1, Grünfink2 | den | Grünfinken |
accusative | einen | den | Grünfinken1, Grünfink2 | die | Grünfinken |
1Standard.
2Colloquial.