Nomen

die Möwe

seagull, gull

Eine Möwe fliegt über das Meer.

A seagull is flying over the sea.

Die Möwen schreien laut am Hafen.

The seagulls are crying loudly at the harbour.

Er gibt der Möwe ein Stück Fisch.

He gives the seagull a piece of fish.

((die Möwe)) ((Nominative)) used as a subject Eine Möwe fliegt über das Meer.

((eine Möwe)) ((Accusative)) used as a direct object Ich sehe eine Möwe.

((der Möwe)) ((Dative)) used as an indirect object Er gibt der Möwe Futter.

((der Möwe)) ((Genitive)) used to show possession Der Ruf der Möwe ist laut.

Synonyms: seabird, gull

From Proto-Germanic *maiwaz, likely onomatopoeic from the bird's cry.

The sound 'Möwe' is similar to 'mew', a sound associated with gulls. Picture a mewing gull on a pier.

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