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Walross

Walross

German

Alternative forms

Walroß (pre-1996)

Noun

Walross n ‎(genitive Walrosses, plural Walrosse or Walrösser)

walrus

Usage notes

The plural Walrosse is more common than Walrösser (contrary to the bare word Ross, for which both ways are roughly equally common).

Declension

Declension of Walross

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Walross	die	Walrosse
genitive	eines	des	Walrosses	der	Walrosse
dative	einem	dem	Walross, Walrosse¹	den	Walrossen
accusative	ein	das	Walross	die	Walrosse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Declension of Walross

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Walross	die	Walrösser
genitive	eines	des	Walrosses	der	Walrösser
dative	einem	dem	Walross, Walrosse¹	den	Walrössern
accusative	ein	das	Walross	die	Walrösser

¹Now uncommon, see notes