Waldsterben

German

Etymology

Compound of Wald (“forest”) + Sterben (“dying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbən/, [ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Waldsterben n (strong, genitive Waldsterbens, no plural)

1. "dying of the forest" - the destruction of the forest caused by environmental pollution.

Declension

Declension of Waldsterben [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Waldsterben
genitive	eines	des	Waldsterbens
dative	einem	dem	Waldsterben
accusative	ein	das	Waldsterben

Further reading

• “Waldsterben” in Duden online
• “Waldsterben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)