nounnot in the study set
der Pfeilstorch
A stork that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrows or spears but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns
- genitive
- des Pfeilstorches
- plural
- die Pfeilstörche
- built from
- Pfeil + Storch
Meanings
- 1
A stork (generally Ciconia ciconia) that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrows or spears but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derPfeilstorch | diePfeilstörche |
| accusative | denPfeilstorch | diePfeilstörche |
| dative | demPfeilstorch | denPfeilstörchen |
| genitive | desPfeilstorches | derPfeilstörche |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.