Wasserbär
German
Etymology
Named by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 "kleiner Wasserbär" (little water bear).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌbɛːɐ̯/
Noun
Wasserbär m (genitive Wasserbären or Wasserbärs, plural Wasserbären)
- (zoology) A tardigrade, water bear (a water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animal, a member of the phylum Tardigrada).
- A batardeau (dam structure).
Declension
Declension of Wasserbär
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wasserbär | die | Wasserbären |
| genitive | eines | des | Wasserbären | der | Wasserbären |
| dative | einem | dem | Wasserbären | den | Wasserbären |
| accusative | einen | den | Wasserbären | die | Wasserbären |
Synonyms
- Bärtierchen
- Batardeau, Bär