"Wendehals" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

Audio: De-Wendehals.ogg
Etymology: wenden (“turn around”) + Hals (“neck”) Etymology templates: {{compound|de|wenden|Hals|t1=turn around|t2=neck}} wenden (“turn around”) + Hals (“neck”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Wendehals m (strong, genitive Wendehalses, plural Wendehälse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Wendehalses [genitive], Wendehälse [plural], strong [table-tags], Wendehals [nominative, singular], Wendehälse [definite, nominative, plural], Wendehalses [genitive, singular], Wendehälse [definite, genitive, plural], Wendehals [dative, singular], Wendehalse [dative, singular], Wendehälsen [dative, definite, plural], Wendehals [accusative, singular], Wendehälse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla). Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Birds, Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-Wendehals-de-noun-JZlFOCKa Disambiguation of Birds: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 42 19 39 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 44
  2. An opportunist, a person with no principles. Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Birds, Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-Wendehals-de-noun-bxDrqDUf Disambiguation of Birds: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 42 19 39 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 44
  3. (politics) A political opportunist after a regime change, particularly a communist in East Germany who switched to supporting capitalism after German reunification. Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Politics Categories (lifeform): Birds, Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-Wendehals-de-noun-bye2-9ax Disambiguation of Birds: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 42 19 39 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 44 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Rotkehl-Wendehals (english: red-throated wryneck)

Inflected forms

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