"Posthorn" meaning in German

See Posthorn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpɔstˌhɔʁn] Audio: De-Posthorn.ogg
Etymology: From Post + Horn. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Post|Horn}} Post + Horn Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Posthorn n (strong, genitive Posthornes or Posthorns, plural Posthörner) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Posthornes [genitive], Posthorns [genitive], Posthörner [plural], strong [table-tags], Posthorn [nominative, singular], Posthörner [definite, nominative, plural], Posthornes [genitive, singular], Posthorns [genitive, singular], Posthörner [definite, genitive, plural], Posthorn [dative, singular], Posthorne [dative, singular], Posthörnern [dative, definite, plural], Posthorn [accusative, singular], Posthörner [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. post horn Tags: neuter, strong Related terms: Posthornschnecke [feminine]

Inflected forms

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