Marder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-West Germanic *marþr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmardər/, [ˈmaʁ.dɐ], [ˈmaɐ̯-], [ˈmaː-]

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Noun

Marder m (strong, genitive Marders, plural Marder, feminine Marderin)

1. marten (animal)

   Synonym: (biology) Echter Marder

2. (biology also) mustelid, any member of the family Mustelidae, which includes martens and various other animals (see below)
3. (military) any of multiple kinds of tanks and IFVs used by the German military

Declension

Declension of Marder [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Marder	die	Marder
genitive	eines	des	Marders	der	Marder
dative	einem	dem	Marder	den	Mardern
accusative	einen	den	Marder	die	Marder

Hypernyms

• (member of Mustelidae): Säugetier

Hyponyms

subspecies of marten

• Automarder
• Baummarder
• Buntmarder
• Edelmarder
• Fichtenmarder
• Fischermarder
• Japanischer Marder
• Steinmarder

members of Mustelidae

• Dachs
• Frettchen
• Hermelin
• Iltis
• Nerz
• Otter
• Vielfraß
• Wiesel
• Zobel

Related terms

• Marderart
• Marderbau
• Marderfell
• Marderpelz
• Marderschaden

Further reading

• “Marder” in Duden online
• “Marder”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Maardéier, Muerdéier (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Marder. Displaced the inherited forms above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑʀdɐ]

Noun

Marder m (plural Marderen)

1. marten (animal)