Orang-Utan
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Orang-Utan m (strong, genitive Orang-Utans, plural Orang-Utans)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Orang-Utan [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Orang-Utan | die | Orang-Utans |
genitive | eines | des | Orang-Utans | der | Orang-Utans |
dative | einem | dem | Orang-Utan | den | Orang-Utans |
accusative | einen | den | Orang-Utan | die | Orang-Utans |
Derived terms[edit]
- Borneo-Orang-Utan (“Bornean orangutan”), Pongo pygmaeus
- Sumatra-Orang-Utan (“Sumatran orangutan”), Pongo abelii
- Orang-Utan-Männchen (“male orangutan”)
- Orang-Utan-Weibchen (“female orangutan”)
Further reading[edit]
- “Orang-Utan” in Duden online
- “Orang-Utan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache