Alpaka

See also: alpaka

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpaka/

• Audio:

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Noun

Alpaka n (strong, genitive Alpakas, plural Alpakas)

1. alpaca (mammal)
2. alpaca, alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy)
3. a type of guinea pig with long hair

Declension

Declension of Alpaka [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alpaka	die	Alpakas
genitive	eines	des	Alpakas	der	Alpakas
dative	einem	dem	Alpaka	den	Alpakas
accusative	ein	das	Alpaka	die	Alpakas

Descendants

• → Polish: alpaka (“nickel silver”)

Further reading

• “Alpaka” in Duden online
• “Alpaka” in Duden online
• Alpaka on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Alpaka” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache