animal sound
der Tierlaut, die Tierlaute
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animal sound
A sound that an animal produces with its voice.
Die Kinder hörten verschiedene Tierlaute und sollten erkennen, von welchen Tieren sie stammten.
The children heard various animal sounds and had to identify which animals they came from.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tierlaute |
| genitive | des Tierlautes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Tierlaut | die Tierlaute |
| accusative | den Tierlaut | die Tierlaute |
| dative | dem Tierlaut | den Tierlauten |
| genitive | des Tierlautes des Tierlauts | der Tierlaute |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Tierlaut' (animal sound) is made up of 'Tier' (animal) and 'Laut' (sound). So it refers to a sound produced by an animal.
Im Wald hörte ich plötzlich einen unbekannten Tierlaut.
Suddenly, I heard an unfamiliar animal sound in the forest.
The word often occurs in learning materials, listening exercises, and games in which people have to identify sounds or match them to an animal.
Die Audioaufgabe beginnt mit einem kurzen Tierlaut.
The audio exercise begins with a short animal sound.
Common collocations include 'Tierlaute hören' (to hear animal sounds), 'Tierlaute erkennen' (to identify animal sounds), and 'Tierlaute nachahmen' (to imitate animal sounds). The word is often used in the plural when several different sounds are meant.
Er kann viele Tierlaute täuschend echt nachahmen.
He can imitate many animal sounds remarkably convincingly.
