Is it der, die or das Pelikan?

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Pelikan

The correct article in German of Pelikan is der. So it is der Pelikan! (nominative case)

The word Pelikan is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Pelikan?

How does the declension of Pelikan work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Pelikan	die Pelikane
Genitive	des Pelikans	der Pelikane
Dative	dem Pelikan	den Pelikanen
Akkusative	den Pelikan	die Pelikane

What is the meaning of Pelikan in German?

Pelikan is defined as:

[1] Ornithology: Vogel from the family of the Pelicanidae with a characteristic skin sac on the lower beak

[1] Ornithologie: Vogel aus der Familie der Pelicanidae mit charakteristischem Hautsack am Unterschnabel

How to use Pelikan in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pelikan with translations in English.

[1] Ein Pelikan kann kaum mit einem anderen Vogel verwechselt werden.

[1] A pelican can hardly be confused with another bird

[1] Außer auf Antarktika gibt es auf allen Erdteilen Pelikane.

[1] Except for antarctics there are Pelikanäe on all parts of the ground

[1] „Celeste hatte die Insel auf 99 Jahre gepachtet und brachte Besucher aus der Stadt mit dem Floß hinüber zu seinen Hirschkühen, Pelikanen und Marabus, zu den Mufflons aus dem Aïr und den Dorkas-Gazellen aus der Ténéré.“

[1] "Celeste had leased the island to 99 years and brought visitors from the city with the raft over to his deer cows, pelicans and Marabus, to the mouflon from the Aïr and the Dorkas gazelles from the Ténéréä" "

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