Wunderhorn

German

Etymology

Wunder +‎ Horn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndəʁˌhɔrn/

Noun

Wunderhorn n (strong, genitive Wunderhornes or Wunderhorns, plural Wunderhörner)

  1. (folklore) magic horn
  2. (humorous) penis

Declension

Declension of Wunderhorn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wunderhorn die Wunderhörner
genitive eines des Wunderhornes, Wunderhorns der Wunderhörner
dative einem dem Wunderhorn, Wunderhorne1 den Wunderhörnern
accusative ein das Wunderhorn die Wunderhörner

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Wunderhorn n (proper noun, strong, genitive Wunderhorns)

  1. ellipsis of Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a 19th century collection of German folk poems and songs.

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