Tapir

See also: tapir and tapír

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.

Pronunciation

• (Germany) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːpiːr/, [ˈtaː.piɐ̯]
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /taˈpiːr/

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• Hyphenation: Ta‧pir

Noun

Tapir m (strong, genitive Tapirs, plural Tapire)

1. tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with long prehensile upper lip)

Declension

Declension of Tapir [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tapir	die	Tapire
genitive	eines	des	Tapirs	der	Tapire
dative	einem	dem	Tapir	den	Tapiren
accusative	einen	den	Tapir	die	Tapire

Further reading

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