Termite

See also: termite and térmite

German

Etymology

From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛʁˈmiːtə/
Hyphenation: Ter‧mi‧te

Noun

Termite f (genitive Termite, plural Termiten)

termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)

Declension

Declension of Termite

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Termite	die	Termiten
genitive	einer	der	Termite	der	Termiten
dative	einer	der	Termite	den	Termiten
accusative	eine	die	Termite	die	Termiten

Derived terms

Termitenhügel

Further reading

Termite in Duden online

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