Spaltpilz
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]spalten (“to split”) + Pilz (“fungus, mushroom”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spaltpilz m (strong, genitive Spaltpilzes, plural Spaltpilze)
- (biology, obsolete) bacterium, schyzomycete
- (biology) a member of the schizoporaceae family
- (by extension, figuratively, humorous) something or someone that splits, disrupts, divides, disunites
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spaltpilz [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Spaltpilz | die | Spaltpilze |
| genitive | eines | des | Spaltpilzes | der | Spaltpilze |
| dative | einem | dem | Spaltpilz, Spaltpilze1 | den | Spaltpilzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Spaltpilz | die | Spaltpilze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Spaltpilz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spaltpilz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spaltpilz” in Duden online
Spaltpilz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
