Dornenhecke

German

Etymology

From Dorn (“thorn”) +‎ -en- +‎ Hecke (“hedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔʁnənˌhɛkə]

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• Hyphenation: Dor‧nen‧he‧cke

Noun

Dornenhecke f (genitive Dornenhecke, plural Dornenhecken)

1. hedge of thorns

Declension

Declension of Dornenhecke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Dornenhecke	die	Dornenhecken
genitive	einer	der	Dornenhecke	der	Dornenhecken
dative	einer	der	Dornenhecke	den	Dornenhecken
accusative	eine	die	Dornenhecke	die	Dornenhecken

Hyponyms

• Weißdornhecke

Related terms

• Dornbusch, Dorngesträuch
• Heckenbraunelle, Heckenkirsche

Further reading

• “Dornenhecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Dornenhecke” in Duden online