Tiergarten

See also: Tiergärten

English

Etymology

From German Tiergarten (“zoo”).

Proper noun

Tiergarten

  1. A large public park in Berlin.

German

Etymology

From Tier (“animal”) +‎ Garten (“garden”). Cognate with Dutch diergaarde (“zoo”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɐ̯ˌɡaʁtn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Tier‧gar‧ten

Noun

Tiergarten m (strong, genitive Tiergartens, plural Tiergärten)

  1. (historical) deer park (enclosed park where deer were kept for hunting by the nobility)
  2. zoo
    Synonyms: Zoo, zoologischer Garten, Tierpark

Declension
Declension of Tiergarten [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tiergarten die Tiergärten
genitive eines des Tiergartens der Tiergärten
dative einem dem Tiergarten den Tiergärten
accusative einen den Tiergarten die Tiergärten

Proper noun

Tiergarten n (proper noun, genitive Tiergartens or (optionally with an article) Tiergarten)

  1. A district of Berlin, Germany

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