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Hurrikan
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hurrikán
German
de:
Etymology
de en hurricane. de Orkan.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhʊʁikan/ /ˈhʊʁikaːn/ rare
de /ˈhaɹikən/ /ˈhaʁikən/ overall more common; readaptation to the English form, despite the German spelling
de De-Hurrikan.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hur ri kan
Noun
m,,e:s
hurricane strong windstorm in North and Central America
Usage notes
The plural in -e goes along with the Germanised pronunciation; the plural in -s goes along with the Anglicised pronunciation.
Declension
m,,e:s
Hypernyms
de Wirbelsturm
See also
de Orkan similar storm in Europe
Further reading
de Weather