"Pinguin" meaning in German

See Pinguin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪŋˌɡu̯iːn/, [ˈpɪŋ.ɡuˌiːn], [ˈpɪŋˌɡʋiːn] Audio: De-Pinguin.ogg , De-Pinguin2.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nl|pinguïn}} Dutch pinguïn, {{der|de|en|penguin}} English penguin, {{der|de|cy|pen gwyn|lit=white head}} Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”), {{der|de|la|pinguis|t=fat, plump}} Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Pinguin m (strong, genitive Pinguins, plural Pinguine, feminine Pinguinin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Pinguins [genitive], Pinguine [plural], Pinguinin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Pinguin [nominative, singular], Pinguine [definite, nominative, plural], Pinguins [genitive, singular], Pinguine [definite, genitive, plural], Pinguin [dative, singular], Pinguinen [dative, definite, plural], Pinguin [accusative, singular], Pinguine [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. penguin (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Penguins
    Sense id: en-Pinguin-de-noun-wON18Rr9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: Adéliepinguin, Brillenpinguin, Dickschnabelpinguin, Eselspinguin, Felsenpinguin, Fiordlandpinguin, Galápagospinguin, Gelbaugenpinguin, Gelbschopfpinguin, Goldschopfpinguin, Großpinguin, Haubenpinguin, Humboldtpinguin, Humboldt-Pinguin, Kaiserpinguin, Kehlstreifpinguin, Königspinguin, Kronenpinguin, Langschwanzpinguin, Magellanpinguin, Magellan-Pinguin, Pinguinart, Pinguindiagramm, Pinguin-Diagramm, Pinguineffekt, Pinguin-Effekt, Pinguinei, Pinguin-Ei, Pinguingattung, Pinguinjunges, Pinguin-Junges, Pinguinkind, Pinguinkolonie, Pinguinküken, Pinguin-Küken, Pinguinmännchen, Pinguin-Männchen, Pinguinmutter, Pinguinprinzip, Pinguin-Prinzip, Pinguinreichtum, Pinguinsalmler, Pinguinvater, Pinguinweibchen, Pinguin-Weibchen, Pinguinzerfall, Pinguin-Zerfall, Riesenpinguin, Rotschnabelpinguin, Schlegelpinguin, Schopfpinguin, Sclater-Pinguin, Sclaterpinguin, Snares-Dickschnabelpinguin, Snaresinselpinguin, Snarespinguin, Weißflügelpinguin, Zügelpinguin, Zwergpinguin

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "pingvin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: pingvin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: pingvin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "pinguïn"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch pinguïn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "penguin"
      },
      "expansion": "English penguin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "pen gwyn",
        "lit": "white head"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pinguis",
        "t": "fat, plump"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Pinguins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguinin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguinen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Pinguin m (strong, genitive Pinguins, plural Pinguine, feminine Pinguinin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Penguins",
          "orig": "de:Penguins",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Adéliepinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Brillenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dickschnabelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Eselspinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Felsenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fiordlandpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Galápagospinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gelbaugenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gelbschopfpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Goldschopfpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Haubenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Humboldtpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Humboldt-Pinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kaiserpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kehlstreifpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Königspinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kronenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Langschwanzpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Magellanpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Magellan-Pinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinart"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguindiagramm"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Diagramm"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguineffekt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Effekt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Ei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguingattung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinjunges"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Junges"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinkind"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinkolonie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinküken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Küken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinmännchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Männchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinmutter"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinprinzip"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Prinzip"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinreichtum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinsalmler"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinweibchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Weibchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguinzerfall"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pinguin-Zerfall"
        },
        {
          "word": "Riesenpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rotschnabelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schlegelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schopfpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sclater-Pinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sclaterpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Snares-Dickschnabelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Snaresinselpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Snarespinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Weißflügelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zügelpinguin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zwergpinguin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penguin (male or of unspecified gender)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Pinguin-de-noun-wON18Rr9",
      "links": [
        [
          "penguin",
          "penguin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪŋˌɡu̯iːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪŋ.ɡuˌiːn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪŋˌɡʋiːn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pinguin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/98/De-Pinguin.ogg/De-Pinguin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/De-Pinguin.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pinguin2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/De-Pinguin2.ogg/De-Pinguin2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/De-Pinguin2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pinguin"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Adéliepinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brillenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dickschnabelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eselspinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Felsenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fiordlandpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Galápagospinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gelbaugenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gelbschopfpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Goldschopfpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haubenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Humboldtpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Humboldt-Pinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kaiserpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kehlstreifpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Königspinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kronenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Langschwanzpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Magellanpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Magellan-Pinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinart"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguindiagramm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Diagramm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguineffekt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Effekt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Ei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguingattung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinjunges"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Junges"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinkind"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinkolonie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinküken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Küken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinmännchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Männchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinmutter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinprinzip"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Prinzip"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinreichtum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinsalmler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinweibchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Weibchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguinzerfall"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pinguin-Zerfall"
    },
    {
      "word": "Riesenpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rotschnabelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlegelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schopfpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sclater-Pinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sclaterpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Snares-Dickschnabelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Snaresinselpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Snarespinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weißflügelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zügelpinguin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwergpinguin"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "pingvin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: pingvin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: pingvin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "pinguïn"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch pinguïn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "penguin"
      },
      "expansion": "English penguin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "cy",
        "3": "pen gwyn",
        "lit": "white head"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pinguis",
        "t": "fat, plump"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Pinguins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguinin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguinen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pinguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Pinguin m (strong, genitive Pinguins, plural Pinguine, feminine Pinguinin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Dutch",
        "German terms derived from English",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Welsh",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Penguins"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penguin (male or of unspecified gender)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penguin",
          "penguin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪŋˌɡu̯iːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪŋ.ɡuˌiːn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪŋˌɡʋiːn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pinguin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/98/De-Pinguin.ogg/De-Pinguin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/De-Pinguin.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pinguin2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/De-Pinguin2.ogg/De-Pinguin2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/De-Pinguin2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pinguin"
}

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