Igel

See also igel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German igel, from Old High German igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰ-io- (compare Lithuanian ežỹs, Armenian ոզնի (ozni)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʔiːɡl̩], [ˈʔiːɡəl]

Noun

Igel m (genitive Igels, plural Igel)

1. hedgehog

Declension

declension of Igel

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Igel	die	Igel
genitive	eines	des	Igels	der	Igel
dative	einem	dem	Igel	den	Igeln
accusative	einen	den	Igel	die	Igel

Related terms

• Ameisenigel
• einigeln
• Igelfisch
• Käseigel