Nibelungenlied

German

Etymology

Nibelung +‎ -en- +‎ Lied

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːbəlʊŋənˌliːt/
  • Hyphenation: Ni‧be‧lun‧gen‧lied
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Proper noun

das Nibelungenlied n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Nibelungenliedes or des Nibelungenlieds)

  1. A tragic epic poem, written in Middle High German, partially set in the land of the Nibelungs.

Declension

Declension of Nibelungenlied [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Nibelungenlied
genitive eines des Nibelungenliedes, Nibelungenlieds
dative einem dem Nibelungenlied, Nibelungenliede1
accusative ein das Nibelungenlied

1Now rare, see notes.

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