nounnot in the study set
der Wendehals
The Eurasian wryneck; An opportunist, a person with no principles; A political opportunist after a regime change, particularly a communist in East Germany who switched to supporting capitalism after German reunification
- genitive
- des Wendehalses
- plural
- die Wendehälse
- built from
- Wende + Hals
Meanings
- 1
The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
- 2
An opportunist, a person with no principles
- 3
A political opportunist after a regime change, particularly a communist in East Germany who switched to supporting capitalism after German reunification
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derWendehals | dieWendehälse |
| accusative | denWendehals | dieWendehälse |
| dative | demWendehals | denWendehälsen |
| genitive | desWendehalses | derWendehälse |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.