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Eichhörnchen

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German

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Eichhörnchen

Etymology

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    From Eichhorn (“squirrel”) +‎ -chen (“diminutive suffix”), folk etymology based on Eiche and Horn, but actually from Middle High German eichurne, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.

    Cognate with Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian Bokmål ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni. Possibly related to Old English ācol (“frightened”).[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
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    • Hyphenation: Eich‧hörn‧chen

    Noun

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    Eichhörnchen n (strong, genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)

    1. squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
      Synonyms: Eichhorn, Eichkätzchen
      Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
      The Secret of the Blue Squirrel

    Declension

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    Declension of Eichhörnchen [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Eichhörnchen die Eichhörnchen
    genitive eines des Eichhörnchens der Eichhörnchen
    dative einem dem Eichhörnchen den Eichhörnchen
    accusative ein das Eichhörnchen die Eichhörnchen
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    References

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    1. ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
    2. ^ “Eichhörnchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Further reading

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