Schlüsselreiz

German

Etymology

Coined by Konrad Lorenz in 1935, Schlüssel +‎ Reiz

Noun

Schlüsselreiz m (strong, genitive Schlüsselreizes, plural Schlüsselreize)

  1. (ethology) sign stimulus

Declension
Declension of Schlüsselreiz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schlüsselreiz die Schlüsselreize
genitive eines des Schlüsselreizes der Schlüsselreize
dative einem dem Schlüsselreiz, Schlüsselreize1 den Schlüsselreizen
accusative einen den Schlüsselreiz die Schlüsselreize

1Now rare, see notes.

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