Bärenhüter
German
editEtymology
editFrom Bär (“bear”) + -en- + Hüter (“keeper”), a calque of Latin Arctophylax, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοφύλαξ (Arktophúlax, “Bear Watcher”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBärenhüter m (strong, genitive Bärenhüters, no plural)
- (astronomy) Boötes (a constellation)
- Synonyms: Bootes, Rinderhirte
Declension
editDeclension of Bärenhüter [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
editMeronyms
editFurther reading
edit- “Bärenhüter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bärenhüter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Bärenhüter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bärenhüter”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
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