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Kranich

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kranech, from Old High German chranuh, from Proto-West Germanic *kranuk, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kranô (“crane”).

Ein Kranich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaːnɪç/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

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Kranich m (strong, genitive Kranichs, plural Kraniche)

  1. crane (bird of the family Gruidae)
  2. (astronomy) Grus (star constellation)

Declension

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Declension of Kranich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kranich die Kraniche
genitive eines des Kranichs der Kraniche
dative einem dem Kranich den Kranichen
accusative einen den Kranich die Kraniche
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Further reading

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  • “Kranich” in Duden online
  • “Kranich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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