Molch

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alteration (with -ch) of Middle High German mol, molle, from Old High German mol, mol(l)o, from Proto-Germanic *mulô, from Proto-Indo-European *molh₂-o- (compare Lithuanian mul̃vas (“yellow, clayey”), Latin mulleus (“ruddy (shoes)”), Sanskrit मल (mála, “dirt”)), from *melh₂- (“dark color”).[1] More at malen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɔlç/
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Noun[edit]

Molch m (strong, genitive Molches or Molchs, plural Molche)

  1. newt

Declension[edit]

Declension of Molch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Molch die Molche
genitive eines des Molches, Molchs der Molche
dative einem dem Molch, Molche1 den Molchen
accusative einen den Molch die Molche

1Now rare, see notes.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Molch”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • “Molch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Molch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Molch” in Duden online
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