Bilch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bilch, from Old High German bilih, an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Cognates include Polish pilch, Czech plch, Slovene polh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪlç/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bilch m (strong, genitive Bilches or Bilchs, plural Bilche)

1. (biology) dormouse (umbrella term for rodents of the family Gliridae)

   Synonyms: Bilchmaus, Schläfer, Schlafmaus

Declension

Declension of Bilch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bilch	die	Bilche
genitive	eines	des	Bilches, Bilchs	der	Bilche
dative	einem	dem	Bilch, Bilche1	den	Bilchen
accusative	einen	den	Bilch	die	Bilche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Gartenschläfer
• Haselmaus
• Siebenschläfer

Further reading

• “Bilch” in Duden online