Beutelratte

German

Etymology

Beutel (“pouch”) +‎ Ratte (“rat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʏ̯təlˌʁatə/, [ˈbɔʏ̯.tl̩ˌʁa.tə]

Noun

Beutelratte f (genitive Beutelratte, plural Beutelratten)

1. opossum (New World marsupial of the family Didelphidae)

Usage notes

• The German word Opossum is more restricted (see there). While it may be found in the general sense of Beutelratte, this is normally due to inadequate translation from English (or other languages).

Declension

Declension of Beutelratte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Beutelratte	die	Beutelratten
genitive	einer	der	Beutelratte	der	Beutelratten
dative	einer	der	Beutelratte	den	Beutelratten
accusative	eine	die	Beutelratte	die	Beutelratten

Further reading

• “Beutelratte” in Duden online