# der Bienenstock

der Bienenstock is a German noun meaning “hive”. Forms: des Bienenstockes, die Bienenstöcke.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Bienenstockes
- Plural: die Bienenstöcke

## In other languages

- Русский: улей
- Українська: вулик, вулій

## Meanings

1. hive, beehive (artificial structure for housing bees, including the swarm and its combs)

## Examples

- Wie viele Bienen leben in einem Bienenstock? — How many bees live in a hive?
- Man arbeitete so fleißig wie ein Bienenstock. — They worked as diligently as a hive of bees.
- Meine Freunde im Dorf haben einige Bienenstöcke. — My friends in the village have some beehives.
- Das ist ein echter Bienenstock. — This is a real beehive.
- Puste nicht in einen Bienenstock. — Don't blow in a beehive.

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