Eidechse

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Etymology

From Middle High German eidehse, egdehse, egedehse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”), from Proto-Germanic *agiþahsijǭ (“lizard”). Cognate with Old English āþexe (“lizard, newt”), whence English ask (“lizard, newt”). More at ask.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯dɛksə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Eidechse f (genitive Eidechse, plural Eidechsen, diminutive Eidechschen n)

  1. lizard
  2. a member of Lacertidae, the family of the wall lizards, or true lizards
  3. (astronomy) Lacerta (astronomical constellation)

Declension

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Further reading

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