Freiwild

German

Etymology

frei (“free”) +‎ Wild (“wild game”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁaɪ̯vɪlt]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Frei‧wild

Noun

Freiwild n (strong, genitive Freiwildes or Freiwilds, no plural)

1. (hunting) unprotected game
2. (figuratively) fair game

Declension

Declension of Freiwild [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Freiwild
genitive	eines	des	Freiwildes, Freiwilds
dative	einem	dem	Freiwild, Freiwilde1
accusative	ein	das	Freiwild

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Freiwild” in Duden online