Walküre

German

Etymology

18th century, from Old Norse valkyrja (“chooser of the slain”), from valr (“the slain”) + kyrja (“chooser”), from kjósa (“to choose”). The first element is related with native German Walstatt, the latter with Kür.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valˈkyːʁə/, (rare) /ˈvalˌkyːʁə/

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Noun

Walküre f (genitive Walküre, plural Walküren)

1. Valkyrie

Declension

Declension of Walküre [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Walküre	die	Walküren
genitive	einer	der	Walküre	der	Walküren
dative	einer	der	Walküre	den	Walküren
accusative	eine	die	Walküre	die	Walküren

Further reading

• “Walküre” in Duden online