Perlhuhn

German

Etymology

From Perle +‎ Huhn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛʁlˌhuːn/, [ˈpʰɛʁlˌhuːn]
  • Hyphenation: Perl‧huhn

Noun

Perlhuhn n (strong, genitive Perlhuhnes or Perlhuhns, plural Perlhühner)

  1. guineafowl, guinea fowl, guineahen

Declension
Declension of Perlhuhn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Perlhuhn die Perlhühner
genitive eines des Perlhuhnes, Perlhuhns der Perlhühner
dative einem dem Perlhuhn, Perlhuhne1 den Perlhühnern
accusative ein das Perlhuhn die Perlhühner

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Perlhuhn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Perlhuhn” in Duden online
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