Noun: Pinguin
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Pinguin |
| Plural | Pinguine |
Definite
| Singular | der Pinguin |
| Plural | die Pinguine |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Pinguins |
| Plural | Pinguine |
Definite
| Singular | des Pinguins |
| Plural | der Pinguine |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Pinguin |
| Plural | Pinguinen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Pinguin |
| Plural | den Pinguinen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Pinguin |
| Plural | Pinguine |
Definite
| Singular | den Pinguin |
| Plural | die Pinguine |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Pinguin
Hydroxyaldehyd,
Nickelin,
Kohlweißling,
Pflegling,
Funktionsbaustein,
Einkristall,
Partyspiel,
Schrankpapier,
Türspion,
Reinigungsbenzin,
Saibling,
Atommodell,
Verdrängungswettbewerb,
Histamin,
Hexachlorid,
Natriumberyllat,
Leadhillit,
Speierling,
Wachtelkönig,
Postalveolar, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Early 17th century. Borrowed, perhaps through Dutch pinguïn (1595), from English penguin, which originally referred to the now extinct great auk. Further origin uncertain. Probably either from Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”), the great auk having two characteristic white patches near the eyes; or from Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”), referring to the plumpish appearance of both birds. Sources vary as to which theory is likelier. See: Dutch Nouns '
pinguïn', English Nouns '
penguin', Latin Nouns '
pinguis'.
Verbs referencing "Pinguin"
Hungarian Nouns
pingvin, Polish Nouns
pingwin.
Translations