Prädator

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“to loot, to pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːˈdaːtoːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Prä‧da‧tor

Noun

Prädator m (mixed, genitive Prädators, plural Prädatoren)

  1. (ecology) predator (any organism that feeds on other organisms)

Declension

Declension of Prädator [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Prädator die Prädatoren
genitive eines des Prädators der Prädatoren
dative einem dem Prädator den Prädatoren
accusative einen den Prädator die Prädatoren

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Further reading

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