Bienenstock

German

Etymology

From Biene (“bee”) +‎ -n- +‎ Stock (“stock, store”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːnənˌʃtɔk/
  • Hyphenation: Bie‧nen‧stock
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Noun

Bienenstock m (genitive Bienenstocks or Bienenstockes, plural Bienenstöcke)

  1. hive, beehive (artificial structure for housing bees, including the swarm and its combs)
Declension
Declension of Bienenstock
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bienenstock die Bienenstöcke
genitive eines des Bienenstockes,
Bienenstocks		 der Bienenstöcke
dative einem dem Bienenstock,
Bienenstocke1		 den Bienenstöcken
accusative einen den Bienenstock die Bienenstöcke
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
  • Beute (specialist; structure only)
See also
  • Bienennest

Further reading
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