Hurrikan

See also: hurrikán

German

Etymology

From English hurricane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhʊʁiˈkaːn/ (official standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈhaɹɪkən/ (overall more common; readaptation to the English form, despite the German spelling)
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Noun

Hurrikan m (genitive Hurrikans, plural Hurrikane)

hurricane (strong windstorm in North and Central America)

Declension

Declension of Hurrikan

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hurrikan	die	Hurrikane
genitive	eines	des	Hurrikans	der	Hurrikane
dative	einem	dem	Hurrikan	den	Hurrikanen
accusative	einen	den	Hurrikan	die	Hurrikane

See also

Orkan (similar storm in Europe)

Further reading

Hurrikan in Duden online

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