Hurrikan

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hurricane. Doublet of Orkan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊʁikan/, /ˈhʊʁikaːn/ (rare) IPA(key): /ˈhaɹikən/, /ˈhaʁikən/ (overall more common; readaptation to the English form, despite the German spelling) Hyphenation: Hur‧ri‧kan === Noun === Hurrikan m (strong, genitive Hurrikans, plural Hurrikane or Hurrikans) 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 ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Wirbelsturm === See also === Orkan (similar storm in Europe) === Further reading === “Hurrikan” in Duden online “Hurrikan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache