Nymphensittich

German

Nymphensittich

Etymology

From Nymphe (“nymph”) +‎ -n- +‎ Sittich (“parakeet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʏmfn̩ˌsɪtɪç]

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• Hyphenation: Nym‧phen‧sit‧tich

Noun

Nymphensittich m (strong, genitive Nymphensittiches or Nymphensittichs, plural Nymphensittiche)

1. cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Declension

Declension of Nymphensittich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nymphensittich	die	Nymphensittiche
genitive	eines	des	Nymphensittiches, Nymphensittichs	der	Nymphensittiche
dative	einem	dem	Nymphensittich, Nymphensittiche1	den	Nymphensittichen
accusative	einen	den	Nymphensittich	die	Nymphensittiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Mönchssittich

Related terms

• Nymphomanie

Further reading

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