Haustier

Haustier

German

Etymology

    From Haus (“house”) +‎ Tier (“animal”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯stiːɐ̯]
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Haustier n (strong, genitive Haustieres or Haustiers, plural Haustiere)

    1. A domestic animal, in the senses of livestock and beast of burden; also called Nutztier.
    2. A pet; sometimes called Heimtier.

    Declension

    Declension of Haustier [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Haustier die Haustiere
    genitive eines des Haustieres, Haustiers der Haustiere
    dative einem dem Haustier, Haustiere1 den Haustieren
    accusative ein das Haustier die Haustiere

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Antonyms

    See also

    • Haustierbesitzer m
    • Haustierhaltung f

    Further reading

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