Eisbär
German
editEtymology
editFrom Eis (“ice”) + Bär (“bear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEisbär m (weak or mixed, genitive Eisbären or (informal) Eisbärs, plural Eisbären, feminine Eisbärin)
- (zoology) polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Synonym: Polarbär
- 1981, “Eisbär”, in Swiss Wave – The Album, performed by Grauzone:
- Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein im kalten Polar / dann müßte ich nicht mehr schrei'n / alles wär' so klar. / Eisbär'n müssen nie weinen
- I want to be like a polar bear in the cold arctic / Then I would never have to scream again / Everything would be so clear / Polar bears never have to cry
Declension
editDeclension of Eisbär [masculine, weak // mixed]
Further reading
edit- “Eisbär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eisbär” in Duden online
- “Eisbär” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Eisbär on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de