Stachelschwein

German

Etymology

16th century, from Stachel (“spine, spike”) +‎ Schwein (“pig, swine”), a calque of Latin porcus spinosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaxəlˌʃvaɪ̯n/, [ˈʃta.χl̩ˌʃʋaɪ̯n]

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Noun

Stachelschwein n (strong, genitive Stachelschweins or Stachelschweines, plural Stachelschweine)

1. porcupine

Declension

Declension of Stachelschwein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Stachelschwein	die	Stachelschweine
genitive	eines	des	Stachelschweins, Stachelschweines	der	Stachelschweine
dative	einem	dem	Stachelschwein, Stachelschweine1	den	Stachelschweinen
accusative	ein	das	Stachelschwein	die	Stachelschweine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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