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Heimtier
Heimtier
German
Noun
Heimtier n (genitive Heimtieres or Heimtiers, plural Heimtiere)
- An animal from an animal shelter
- A formal term for a pet, as opposed to a farm animal or a wild animal. In 1986 this definition of the term became a law in article 1 of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, German: Europäische Übereinkommen zum Schutz von Heimtieren
Declension
Declension of Heimtier
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Heimtier | die | Heimtiere |
| genitive | eines | des | Heimtieres, Heimtiers |
der | Heimtiere |
| dative | einem | dem | Heimtier, Heimtiere1 |
den | Heimtieren |
| accusative | ein | das | Heimtier | die | Heimtiere |
1Now uncommon, see notes