der Dodo
dodo
An extinct, flightless bird from the island of Mauritius.
EXAMPLE
Der Dodo starb wahrscheinlich im 17. Jahrhundert aus.
The dodo probably became extinct in the 17th century.
der Dodo
dodo
der Dodo, die Dodos
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Dodo, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Dodos |
| genitive | des Dodo |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Dodo | die Dodos |
| accusative | den Dodo | die Dodos |
| dative | dem Dodo | den Dodos |
| genitive | des Dodo | der Dodos |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Context clue
Words such as „Mauritius“ (Mauritius), „Vogel“ (bird), „flugunfähig“ (flightless), or „ausgestorben“ (extinct) are typical context clues for „Dodo“ (dodo).
EXAMPLE
Im Museum sahen wir ein Modell vom Dodo, der einst auf Mauritius lebte.
At the museum, we saw a model of the dodo, which once lived on Mauritius.
Auf Mauritius erinnern heute nur noch Knochenfunde und alte Zeichnungen an den Dodo.
Today, only bone discoveries and old drawings remind us of the dodo on Mauritius.
Typical collocations
„Der Dodo“ (the dodo) often appears with terms from zoology and history, for example „der ausgestorbene Dodo“ (the extinct dodo), „Dodo-Knochen“ (dodo bones), or „die Geschichte des Dodos“ (the history of the dodo).
EXAMPLE
Forscher untersuchen die Knochen eines Dodos, die auf Mauritius gefunden wurden.
Researchers are examining the bones of a dodo that were found on Mauritius.
In real life
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