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Bockshorn

German, noun[ˈbɔkshɔɐ̯n]

Bockshorn is a German neuter noun meaning “horn of a buck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Horn eines Ziegenbocks”.

What does Bockshorn mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterrarehorn of a buck

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Horn eines Ziegenbocks 2. Horn eines Schafbocks 3. kurz für Bockshornklee (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Bockshorn

  • Bockshornes genitive
  • Bockshorns genitive
  • Bockshörner plural
  • Bockshorne dative singular
  • Bockshörnern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Bockshorn?

  • [ˈbɔkshɔɐ̯n]
  • [ˈbɔkshɔʁn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Bockshorn in German?

Bockshorn appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).