Ammonshorn

German

Etymology

Calque of Latin cornū Ammōnis (“Ammon's horn”), Ammon +‎ -s- +‎ Horn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ammonshorn n (strong, genitive Ammonshornes or Ammonshorns, plural Ammonshörner)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of Hippocampus; Ammon's horn
2. (paleontology) Synonym of Ammonit (“ammonite”)

Declension

Declension of Ammonshorn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ammonshorn	die	Ammonshörner
genitive	eines	des	Ammonshornes, Ammonshorns	der	Ammonshörner
dative	einem	dem	Ammonshorn, Ammonshorne1	den	Ammonshörnern
accusative	ein	das	Ammonshorn	die	Ammonshörner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ammonshorn” in Duden online
• “Ammonshorn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache