Meise

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (chickadee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯zə/
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  • Hyphenation: Mei‧se
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

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Meise f (genitive Meise, plural Meisen)

  1. tit, chickadee (small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae)

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Further reading

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  • Meise” in Duden online
  • Meise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache