"Oktopus" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɔktopʊs] Audio: De-Oktopus.ogg
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous). Etymology templates: {{der|de|grc|ὀκτώπους}} Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,Oktopoden:se}} Oktopus m (strong, genitive Oktopus, plural Oktopoden or Oktopusse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,Oktopoden:se}} Forms: Oktopus [genitive], Oktopoden [plural], Oktopusse [plural], strong [table-tags], Oktopus [nominative, singular], Oktopoden [definite, nominative, plural], Oktopusse [definite, nominative, plural], Oktopus [genitive, singular], Oktopoden [definite, genitive, plural], Oktopusse [definite, genitive, plural], Oktopus [dative, singular], Oktopoden [dative, definite, plural], Oktopussen [dative, definite, plural], Oktopus [accusative, singular], Oktopoden [accusative, definite, plural], Oktopusse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (sciences) octopus (genus) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Oktopus-de-noun-6xwHB1Um Categories (other): Sciences, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Topics: sciences
  2. (non-learned use) synonym of Tintenfisch (“any of cuttlefish, octopus, or squid”) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Tintenfisch [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Oktopus-de-noun-2YMn66FE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Krake

Inflected forms

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