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"German terms derived from Latin",
"German terms derived from Middle High German",
"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
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],
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{
"english": "A slim and slender alder,\nThere we often sat in waking dream\nAnd listened to the blackbird’s cry;\nShe had built her scrubby nest\nRight in the swaying top[.]",
"ref": "1844, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, “Die Nadel im Baume”, in Gedichte, Stuttgart, page 221",
"text": "Eine schlanke schmächtige Erle,\nDa saßen wir oft in wachendem Traum\nUnd horchten dem Schlage der Merle;\nDie hatte ihr struppiges Nest gebaut\nGrad in der schwankenden Krone[.]",
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"(now chiefly dialectal) blackbird"
],
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"word": "Amsel"
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{
"word": "Schwarzdrossel"
}
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"feminine"
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈmɛrlə/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɛʁ.lə]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmɛɐ̯.lə]"
}
],
"word": "Merle"
}
{
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"German 2-syllable words",
"German entries with incorrect language header",
"German feminine nouns",
"German lemmas",
"German proper nouns",
"German spelling pronunciations",
"German terms borrowed from English",
"German terms derived from English",
"German terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
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{
"ipa": "[ˈmɛʁ.lə]"
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"ipa": "[ˈmɛɐ̯.lə]"
}
],
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