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Pferd n (plural Pferd, diminutive Pfertl or Pferterl)

Pferd (plural)
Pfertl (diminutive)
Pferterl (diminutive)

From Middle High German phert, pherit, pferift (“riding horse”), from Old High German pherit, pfarifrit, parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus (originally “substitute post horse”). Largely displaced the native word Ross, except in compounds like Rossknedl or Rossfleisch.

Equus ferus caballus
Equus ferus caballus#Translingual

(zoology) horse (any member of the species Equus ferus and Equus ferus caballus)


Schneck

Schneck f or m (plural Schneckn, diminutive Schneckerl)

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(West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)

Schneckn (plural)
Schneckerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

(lutherie) scroll (the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)

(heraldry, rare) a stylized charge consisting of a tapering spiral inward from the edge to the centre of the shield, somewhat resembling the spiral on a snail's shell or a gurges


Koda

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”).


kòtze

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


Weps

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Weps m (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl)

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *waspijā, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.


Kuah

Cimbrian: khua

Mòcheno: kua

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


Antn

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(East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Styria, Vienna)

From Middle High German ant, from Old High German anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Cognate with German Ente and Dutch eend.


Wepsn

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Wepsn f (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl)

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.


Gösn

From obsolete Gölsen, also Golsen, from obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of German gellen. Compare German Gelse.


Kåder

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to Yiddish קאָטער (koter), German Kater, German Low German Kater, Dutch kater, Saterland Frisian Koater, English caterwaul, Luxembourgish Kueder.


Schåf

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Schåf n (plural Schåf, diminutive Schaferl)

From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognates include German Schaf, Luxembourgish Schof, Hunsrik Schof, German Low German Schaap, Dutch schaap, Afrikaans skaap, English sheep, and West Frisian skiep. See sheep for more.


Kåtz

Kåtz f (plural Kåtzn, diminutive Katzl or Katzerl)

Kåtzn (plural)
Katzl (diminutive)
Katzerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German katze, Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

(zoology) cat (any member of the genus Felis)


Meisn

Meisn f (plural Meisn, diminutive Meiserl)

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).


Spåtz

Spåtz m (plural Spåtzn, diminutive Spatzl or Spåtzl or Spatzerl)

Spåtzn (plural)
Spatzl (diminutive)
Spåtzl (diminutive)
Spatzerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German sparwe, from the diminutive of Old High German sparo (formed with -izo or -zo, as in the first names Heinz, Kunz), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō.


Åmeisn

Åmeisn f (plural Åmeisn, diminutive Åmeiserl)

/ˈɔˑmɑɛ̯sn̩/

/ˈɒ̃ˑmæːsn̩/

From Middle High German āmeiʒe, from Old High German āmeiʒa, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Compare German Ameise.


Oachkatzl

/ˈɔɐχˌkʰɑd̥sl̩/

Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris#Translingual

squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)


Adachsl

/ˈɑːd̥ɑɡ̥sl̩/

From Middle High German eidehse, egdehse, egedehse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”), from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.


Åmasn

Åmasn f (plural Åmasn, diminutive Åmaserl)

/ˈɒ̃ˑmɑːsn̩/


Schlångan

Schlångan f (plural Schlångan, diminutive Schlangl or Schlangerl)

Schlångan (plural)
Schlangl (diminutive)
Schlangerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognates include German Schlange (“snake”), Yiddish שלאַנג (shlang, “snake”), German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”), Old Norse slanga (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).


Maasn

Maasn f (plural Maasn, diminutive Maserl)

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)


Fliagn

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Fliagn f (plural Fliagn, diminutive Fliagerl)

From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ.

(zoology) fly (any insect of the order Diptera)


Gåns

Gåns f (plural Gäns, diminutive Gansl or Ganserl)

Gäns (plural)
Gansl (diminutive)
Ganserl (diminutive)

From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.