Eichhörnchen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Eichhorn +‎ -chen, diminutive of Eichhorn, 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 Old English acol (“frightened”),[1][2] also Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian Bokmål ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
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  • Hyphenation: Eich‧hörn‧chen

Noun[edit]

Eichhörnchen n (strong, genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)

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

Declension[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
  2. ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading[edit]

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