Waschbär

See also: waschbar

German

Etymology

waschen (“to wash”) +‎ Bär (“bear”), a calque of the old taxonomic name Ursus lotor, from its habit of washing its food.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃˌbɛːɐ̯/

Noun

Waschbär m (genitive Waschbären, plural Waschbären)

raccoon

Declension

Declension of Waschbär

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Waschbär	die	Waschbären
genitive	eines	des	Waschbären	der	Waschbären
dative	einem	dem	Waschbären	den	Waschbären
accusative	einen	den	Waschbären	die	Waschbären

Further reading

Waschbär in Duden online

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