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das Gürteltier

B2

armadillo

English meaning
armadillo
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Gürteltiere
Vocabulary package
Wild Animals

Gürteltier in a sentence

Das Gürteltier hat eine harte Panzerung.

The armadillo has a hard shell.

Declension of das Gürteltier

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Gürteltierdie Gürteltiere
Accusativedas Gürteltierdie Gürteltiere
Dativedem Gürteltierden Gürteltieren
Genitivedes Gürteltiersder Gürteltiere

Word family

das Gürteltier is built from das Tier (animal). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Gürteltier comes from

[1] Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Gürtel und Tier

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Questions about Gürteltier

Is it der, die or das Gürteltier?

It is das Gürteltier — Gürteltier is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Gürteltiere.

What is the plural of Gürteltier?

The plural of das Gürteltier is die Gürteltiere.

What is the genitive of Gürteltier?

The genitive singular is des Gürteltiers. The dative plural is den Gürteltieren.

What does Gürteltier mean in English?

das Gürteltier means "armadillo". For example: "Das Gürteltier hat eine harte Panzerung." — "The armadillo has a hard shell."

What level is Gürteltier in German?

Gürteltier is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the wild animals vocabulary.

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