Steinbock
See also: steinbock
German
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German steinboc, synchronically analyzed as Stein (“stone”) + Bock (“buck, ram”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Steinbock m (strong, genitive Steinbockes or Steinbocks, plural Steinböcke)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Steinbock [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Steinbock | die | Steinböcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Steinbockes, Steinbocks | der | Steinböcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Steinbock, Steinbocke1 | den | Steinböcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Steinbock | die | Steinböcke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
[edit]- → Italian: stambecco
See also
[edit]| Zodiac signs in German (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Widder |
 Stier |
 Zwillinge |
 Krebs | ||||||||
 Löwe |
 Jungfrau |
 Waage |
 Skorpion | ||||||||
 Schütze |
 Steinbock |
 Wassermann |
 Fische | ||||||||