Dohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tole, tāle, tāhele (diminutive of tāhe), from Old High German tāhala, diminutive of tāha, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ. The modern form is not inherited from written Middle High German but is a Central German dialect form (with unshifted d- and dialectal -ā- → -ō-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːlə/

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• Rhymes: -oːlə

Noun

Dohle f (genitive Dohle, plural Dohlen)

1. jackdaw

Derived terms

• Dohlengrackel, Dohlen-Grackel
• Dohlenkrebs, Dohlen-Krebs
• Dohlenmännchen, Dohlen-Männchen
• Dohlenpaar, Dohlen-Paar
• Dohlenpärchen, Dohlen-Pärchen
• Dohlenweibchen, Dohlen-Weibchen

Further reading

• “Dohle” in Duden online