Säbelzahntiger
German, noun/ˈzɛːbl̩t͡saːnˌtiːɡɐ/
Säbelzahntiger is spelled S-Ä-B-E-L-Z-A-H-N-T-I-G-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Säbelzahntiger is a German masculine noun meaning “sabre-toothed tiger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine ausgestorbene Großkatze des Pliozäns mit säbelartig gebogenen oberen Eckzähnen”.
What does Säbelzahntiger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesabre-toothed tiger
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine ausgestorbene Großkatze des Pliozäns mit säbelartig gebogenen oberen Eckzähnen
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 Säbelzahntiger
- Säbelzahntigers genitive
- Säbelzahntigern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Säbelzahntiger?
- /ˈzɛːbl̩t͡saːnˌtiːɡɐ/
- /ˈzeːbl̩-/
- [ˈzɛːbl̩t͡saːnˌtiːɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Säbelzahntiger in German?
Säbelzahntiger 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).