Bache

de-noun

Bache f (genitive Bache, plural Bachen, masculine Keiler or Bacher or Wildeber)

Bache (genitive)
Bachen (plural)
Keiler (masculine)
Bacher (masculine)
Wildeber (masculine)
Bache (nominative singular)
Bachen (definite nominative plural)
Bache (genitive singular)
Bachen (definite genitive plural)
Bache (dative singular)
Bachen (dative definite plural)
Bache (accusative singular)
Bachen (accusative definite plural)

From Late Middle High German bache f (“fattened sow, female porker”), by gender change from the word in etymology 2 below; see Bachen. The sense developed from “bacon” via “slaughtered pig” to “porker”. The modern use is from hunters’ jargon.

inh

Auf nächtlicher Fahrt durch den Berliner Grunewald galoppiert dem Pkw-Fahrer F plötzlich eine Wildsau vor die Stoßstange. F kann den Zusammenstoß nicht vermeiden. Das Auto ist im Frontbereich zerbeult, die Bache ist tot.

2017, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mitsch, “Tiere und Strafrecht”, in Juristische Ausbildung, number 12, →DOI, page 1397:

On a nightly ride through the Grunewald in Berlin suddenly a wild sow galopps right up to bumper of the car driver F. F cannot prevent the crash. The car is battered in the front-end, the sow is dead.


Keiler

de-noun

Keiler m (strong, genitive Keilers, plural Keiler, feminine Bache or Wildsau)

Keilers (genitive)
Keiler (plural)
Bache (feminine)
Wildsau (feminine)
Keiler (nominative singular)
Keiler (definite nominative plural)
Keilers (genitive singular)
Keiler (definite genitive plural)
Keiler (dative singular)
Keilern (dative definite plural)
Keiler (accusative singular)
Keiler (accusative definite plural)


Eber

Eber m (strong, genitive Ebers, plural Eber)

Ebers (genitive)
Eber (plural)
Eber (nominative singular)
Eber (definite nominative plural)
Ebers (genitive singular)
Eber (definite genitive plural)
Eber (dative singular)
Ebern (dative definite plural)
Eber (accusative singular)
Eber (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-West Germanic *ebur, from Proto-Germanic *eburaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-.
Cognate with Dutch ever, Latin aper, Serbo-Croatian vepar. Despite the similarity in form and meaning, not related to obsolete dialectal Bär (“boar”) (which see), nor to Bär (“bear”).


Sau

Sau f (genitive Sau, plural Säue or Sauen)

Sau (genitive)
Säue (plural)
Sauen (plural)
Sau (nominative singular)
Säue (definite nominative plural)
Sauen (definite nominative plural)
Sau (genitive singular)
Säue (definite genitive plural)
Sauen (definite genitive plural)
Sau (dative singular)
Säuen (dative definite plural)
Sauen (dative definite plural)
Sau (accusative singular)
Säue (accusative definite plural)
Sauen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic *sū.

(archaic or dialectal) pig (male or female)

(figurative) a dislikable or unethical person


Bock

Bock m (strong, genitive Bockes or Bocks, plural Böcke, diminutive Böckchen n or Böcklein n)

Bockes (genitive)
Bocks (genitive)
Böcke (plural)
Böckchen (diminutive neuter)
Böcklein (diminutive neuter)
Bock (nominative singular)
Böcke (definite nominative plural)
Bockes (genitive singular)
Bocks (genitive singular)
Böcke (definite genitive plural)
Bock (dative singular)
Bocke (dative singular)
Böcken (dative definite plural)
Bock (accusative singular)
Böcke (accusative definite plural)

Akademie-Verlag
Berlin
Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)

From Middle High German boc, poc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk. Cognate to English buck, Bavarian Bock, Dutch bok, Norwegian bukk, Swedish bock, Danish buk.

buck, ram; the male of certain animals, especially goat, sheep, and roedeer


Bär

de-proper noun

Bär m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bärs or (with an article) Bär, feminine genitive Bär, plural Bärs)

Bärs (genitive masculine)
Bär (genitive masculine)
Bär (feminine genitive)
Bärs (plural)

From Middle High German bër m, Old High German bero m, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô, conventionally taken to be a taboo-avoidance term derived from the word for "brown".
Compare Dutch beer, English bear, West Frisian bear, Danish bjørn.

a common surname transferred from the nickname


Kater

de-noun

Kater m (strong, genitive Katers, plural Kater, feminine Katze or Kätzin)

Katers (genitive)
Kater (plural)
Katze (feminine)
Kätzin (feminine)
Kater (nominative singular)
Kater (definite nominative plural)
Katers (genitive singular)
Kater (definite genitive plural)
Kater (dative singular)
Katern (dative definite plural)
Kater (accusative singular)
Kater (accusative definite plural)

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


Färse

Färse (genitive)
Färsen (plural)
Färse (nominative singular)
Färsen (definite nominative plural)
Färse (genitive singular)
Färsen (definite genitive plural)
Färse (dative singular)
Färsen (dative definite plural)
Färse (accusative singular)
Färsen (accusative definite plural)

From Late Middle High German verse, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *farsijā, derived (with Verner alternation) from Proto-Germanic *farzaz (“bull, ox”), whence obsolete German Farre. Cognate with Dutch vaars.
The word is not attested in High German before the 15th century and apparently alien to modern dialects outside the borderlands with Low German. Therefore likely borrowed through Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch verse (13th c.). Older words for “heifer” were (Upper German) Kalbe and (Central German) Sterke.


Bulle

de-noun

Bulle m (weak, genitive Bullen, plural Bullen)

Bullen (genitive)
Bullen (plural)
Bulle (nominative singular)
Bullen (definite nominative plural)
Bullen (genitive singular)
Bullen (definite genitive plural)
Bullen (dative singular)
Bullen (dative definite plural)
Bullen (accusative singular)
Bullen (accusative definite plural)

Via German Low German from Middle Low German bulle. Cognate with Dutch bul. More at bull.


Hahn

de-proper noun

Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)

Hahns (genitive masculine)
Hahn (genitive masculine)
Hahn (feminine genitive)
Hahns (plural)

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano. Compare Dutch haan, Danish hane.


Hirsch

Hirsch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hirschs or (with an article) Hirsch, feminine genitive Hirsch, plural Hirschs)

Hirschs (genitive masculine)
Hirsch (genitive masculine)
Hirsch (feminine genitive)
Hirschs (plural)
Hirsch (masculine nominative singular)
Hirsch (feminine nominative singular)
Hirschs (definite nominative plural)
Hirschs (genitive masculine singular)
Hirsch (genitive masculine singular)
Hirsch (feminine genitive singular)
Hirschs (definite genitive plural)
Hirsch (dative masculine singular)
Hirsch (dative feminine singular)
Hirschs (dative definite plural)
Hirsch (accusative masculine singular)
Hirsch (accusative feminine singular)
Hirschs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare Dutch hert, English hart.


Hirschkuh

de-noun

Hirschkuh f (genitive Hirschkuh, plural Hirschkühe)

Hirschkuh (genitive)
Hirschkühe (plural)
Hirschkuh (nominative singular)
Hirschkühe (definite nominative plural)
Hirschkuh (genitive singular)
Hirschkühe (definite genitive plural)
Hirschkuh (dative singular)
Hirschkühen (dative definite plural)
Hirschkuh (accusative singular)
Hirschkühe (accusative definite plural)


Widder

Widder m (strong, genitive Widders, plural Widder)

Widders (genitive)
Widder (plural)
Widder (nominative singular)
Widder (definite nominative plural)
Widders (genitive singular)
Widder (definite genitive plural)
Widder (dative singular)
Widdern (dative definite plural)
Widder (accusative singular)
Widder (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz, akin to Old Saxon wethar, English wether. The form with a short vowel is Central German, perhaps standardised in part to avoid the homophony with wider (“against”) and wieder (“again”).


Ochse

Ochse m (weak, genitive Ochsen, plural Ochsen, diminutive Öchslein n or Öchschen n)

Ochsen (genitive)
Ochsen (plural)
Öchslein (diminutive neuter)
Öchschen (diminutive neuter)
Ochse (nominative singular)
Ochsen (definite nominative plural)
Ochsen (genitive singular)
Ochsen (definite genitive plural)
Ochsen (dative singular)
Ochsen (dative definite plural)
Ochsen (accusative singular)
Ochsen (accusative definite plural)

→ Luxembourgish: Ochs

From Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Cognate with Dutch os, West Frisian okse, Saterland Frisian Okse, Low German Oss, Plautdietsch Oss, Yiddish אָקס (oks), Icelandic oxi and uxi, Faroese oksi, Norwegian Bokmål okse, Norwegian Nynorsk okse, Swedish oxe, Danish okse, and English ox.

etymon

ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)


Stier

de-noun

Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, no plural)

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros.


Hammel

de-noun

Hammel m (strong, genitive Hammels, plural Hammel or Hämmel)

Hammels (genitive)
Hammel (plural)
Hämmel (plural)
Hammel (nominative singular)
Hammel (definite nominative plural)
Hämmel (definite nominative plural)
Hammels (genitive singular)
Hammel (definite genitive plural)
Hämmel (definite genitive plural)
Hammel (dative singular)
Hammeln (dative definite plural)
Hämmeln (dative definite plural)
Hammel (accusative singular)
Hammel (accusative definite plural)
Hämmel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hamel, from Old High German hamal (“wether”, also an adjective “castrated”), from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz (“mutilated”). Cognate with Dutch hamel.

inh

Short for Hammelfleisch: the meat of a wether used for food; mutton


Hengst

de-noun

Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste)

Hengstes (genitive)
Hengsts (genitive)
Hengste (plural)
Hengst (nominative singular)
Hengste (definite nominative plural)
Hengstes (genitive singular)
Hengsts (genitive singular)
Hengste (definite genitive plural)
Hengst (dative singular)
Hengste (dative singular)
Hengsten (dative definite plural)
Hengst (accusative singular)
Hengste (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-West Germanic *hangist, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”). Cognate with Persian خنگ (xeng).


Henne

Henne (genitive)
Hennen (plural)
Henne (nominative singular)
Hennen (definite nominative plural)
Henne (genitive singular)
Hennen (definite genitive plural)
Henne (dative singular)
Hennen (dative definite plural)
Henne (accusative singular)
Hennen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Compare Dutch hen, English hen, Danish høne, Icelandic hæna. See also Huhn.

Meine Henne hat schon Eier gelegt.


Stute

Stute f (genitive Stute, plural Stuten, masculine Hengst)

Stute (genitive)
Stuten (plural)
Hengst (masculine)
Stute (nominative singular)
Stuten (definite nominative plural)
Stute (genitive singular)
Stuten (definite genitive plural)
Stute (dative singular)
Stuten (dative definite plural)
Stute (accusative singular)
Stuten (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German stuot, from Old High German stuot (“herd of horses”), from Proto-Germanic *stōdą.

inh

mare (of other equids) or female of other animals (especially in compounds).


Truthahn

de-noun

Truthahn m (strong, genitive Truthahnes or Truthahns, plural Truthähne, feminine Truthenne)

Truthahnes (genitive)
Truthahns (genitive)
Truthähne (plural)
Truthenne (feminine)
Truthahn (nominative singular)
Truthähne (definite nominative plural)
Truthahnes (genitive singular)
Truthahns (genitive singular)
Truthähne (definite genitive plural)
Truthahn (dative singular)
Truthahne (dative singular)
Truthähnen (dative definite plural)
Truthahn (accusative singular)
Truthähne (accusative definite plural)

From trut + Hahn (“rooster”). The first element is either imitative of the turkey’s call to its young (cf. the etymology of Pute) or alternatively from Middle Low German drōten (“threaten”), improperly adapted to High German, in reference to the male turkey’s seemingly aggressive behavior.


Löwin

Löwin f (genitive Löwin, plural Löwinnen, masculine Löwe)

Löwin (genitive)
Löwinnen (plural)
Löwe (masculine)
Löwin (nominative singular)
Löwinnen (definite nominative plural)
Löwin (genitive singular)
Löwinnen (definite genitive plural)
Löwin (dative singular)
Löwinnen (dative definite plural)
Löwin (accusative singular)
Löwinnen (accusative definite plural)

Löwe (“lion”) + -in (“-ess”); cognate with Hunsrik Leevin


Männchen

Männchen n (strong, genitive Männchens, plural Männchen or Männerchen)

Männchens (genitive)
Männchen (plural)
Männerchen (plural)
Männchen (nominative singular)
Männchen (definite nominative plural)
Männerchen (definite nominative plural)
Männchens (genitive singular)
Männchen (definite genitive plural)
Männerchen (definite genitive plural)
Männchen (dative singular)
Männchen (dative definite plural)
Männerchen (dative definite plural)
Männchen (accusative singular)
Männchen (accusative definite plural)
Männerchen (accusative definite plural)


Ganter

Ganter m (strong, genitive Ganters, plural Ganter)

Ganters (genitive)
Ganter (plural)
Ganter (nominative singular)
Ganter (definite nominative plural)
Ganters (genitive singular)
Ganter (definite genitive plural)
Ganter (dative singular)
Gantern (dative definite plural)
Ganter (accusative singular)
Ganter (accusative definite plural)

From Low German Ganter, from a merger of Middle Low German gante and ganre, respectively from Proto-Germanic *ganutô and *ganzô. The former is cognate with Middle High German ganze (whence the southern Ganser), Dutch gent, English gannet. The latter is cognate with English gander.


Erpel

Erpel m (strong, genitive Erpels, plural Erpel)

Erpels (genitive)
Erpel (plural)
Erpel (nominative singular)
Erpel (definite nominative plural)
Erpels (genitive singular)
Erpel (definite genitive plural)
Erpel (dative singular)
Erpeln (dative definite plural)
Erpel (accusative singular)
Erpel (accusative definite plural)

From Low German and Middle Low German erpel, which is borrowed from Middle Dutch erpel (introduced by Flemish settlers in the East), probably a pet form of the Old Saxon personal name Erpo or Old High German Erpho (literally “the brown one”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“brown”). The word is not part of modern standard Dutch.


Auerhahn

de-noun

Auerhahn m (strong, genitive Auerhahnes or Auerhahns, plural Auerhähne)

Auerhahnes (genitive)
Auerhahns (genitive)
Auerhähne (plural)
Auerhahn (nominative singular)
Auerhähne (definite nominative plural)
Auerhahnes (genitive singular)
Auerhahns (genitive singular)
Auerhähne (definite genitive plural)
Auerhahn (dative singular)
Auerhahne (dative singular)
Auerhähnen (dative definite plural)
Auerhahn (accusative singular)
Auerhähne (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ū̆rhan, influenced by ūr (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) and originally orhan, ultimately from the root of Auerhuhn, which see.

Tetrao urogallus
Tetrao urogallus#Translingual

male capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)


Hündin

Hündin f (genitive Hündin, plural Hündinnen)

Hündin (genitive)
Hündinnen (plural)
Hündin (nominative singular)
Hündinnen (definite nominative plural)
Hündin (genitive singular)
Hündinnen (definite genitive plural)
Hündin (dative singular)
Hündinnen (dative definite plural)
Hündin (accusative singular)
Hündinnen (accusative definite plural)


Rüde

Rüde m (weak, genitive Rüden, plural Rüden)

Rüden (genitive)
Rüden (plural)
Rüde (nominative singular)
Rüden (definite nominative plural)
Rüden (genitive singular)
Rüden (definite genitive plural)
Rüden (dative singular)
Rüden (dative definite plural)
Rüden (accusative singular)
Rüden (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rüde, rüd, from Old High German rudio, from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“male dog”), possibly from *hruttōn- (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutan-, *hrūtan-, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.
Cognate to Dutch reu, probably also to Low German Rühe (“dog”).

male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)

(archaic) herding dog, guard dog (strong male dog used for certain tasks)


Wölfin

Wölfin f (genitive Wölfin, plural Wölfinnen, masculine Wolf)

Wölfin (genitive)
Wölfinnen (plural)
Wolf (masculine)
Wölfin (nominative singular)
Wölfinnen (definite nominative plural)
Wölfin (genitive singular)
Wölfinnen (definite genitive plural)
Wölfin (dative singular)
Wölfinnen (dative definite plural)
Wölfin (accusative singular)
Wölfinnen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German wülvinne, wulfinne, from Old High German *wulfinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wulfini. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) + -in. The modern -ö- from readaptation to the basic word. Displaced Middle High German wülpe and the hybrid form wülpinne.

Die Wölfin von Rom


Puter

Puter m (strong, genitive Puters, plural Puter, feminine Pute)

Puters (genitive)
Puter (plural)
Pute (feminine)
Puter (nominative singular)
Puter (definite nominative plural)
Puters (genitive singular)
Puter (definite genitive plural)
Puter (dative singular)
Putern (dative definite plural)
Puter (accusative singular)
Puter (accusative definite plural)


Füchsin

Füchsin f (genitive Füchsin, plural Füchsinnen, masculine Fuchs)

Füchsin (genitive)
Füchsinnen (plural)
Fuchs (masculine)
Füchsin (nominative singular)
Füchsinnen (definite nominative plural)
Füchsin (genitive singular)
Füchsinnen (definite genitive plural)
Füchsin (dative singular)
Füchsinnen (dative definite plural)
Füchsin (accusative singular)
Füchsinnen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vühsinne, from Old High German *fuhsinna, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī. By surface analysis, Fuchs + -in. Cognate with English vixen.


Kapaun

Kapaun m (strong, genitive Kapauns, plural Kapaune)

Kapauns (genitive)
Kapaune (plural)
Kapaun (nominative singular)
Kapaune (definite nominative plural)
Kapauns (genitive singular)
Kapaune (definite genitive plural)
Kapaun (dative singular)
Kapaunen (dative definite plural)
Kapaun (accusative singular)
Kapaune (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kappūn, Old High German chappo; derived from Latin capo. Cognate with Dutch kapoen, English capon, French chapon, Ancient Greek κάπων (kápōn), Italian cappone.

capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table)

Friedrich Kluge
John Francis Davis
de:Kapaun


Rehbock

Rehbock m (strong, genitive Rehbockes or Rehbocks, plural Rehböcke, diminutive Rehböcklein n or Rehböckchen n)

Rehbockes (genitive)
Rehbocks (genitive)
Rehböcke (plural)
Rehböcklein (diminutive neuter)
Rehböckchen (diminutive neuter)
Rehbock (nominative singular)
Rehböcke (definite nominative plural)
Rehbockes (genitive singular)
Rehbocks (genitive singular)
Rehböcke (definite genitive plural)
Rehbock (dative singular)
Rehbocke (dative singular)
Rehböcken (dative definite plural)
Rehbock (accusative singular)
Rehböcke (accusative definite plural)


Leopardin

Leopardin f (genitive Leopardin, plural Leopardinnen)

Leopardin (genitive)
Leopardinnen (plural)
Leopardin (nominative singular)
Leopardinnen (definite nominative plural)
Leopardin (genitive singular)
Leopardinnen (definite genitive plural)
Leopardin (dative singular)
Leopardinnen (dative definite plural)
Leopardin (accusative singular)
Leopardinnen (accusative definite plural)


Rammler

Rammler m (strong, genitive Rammlers, plural Rammler)

Rammlers (genitive)
Rammler (plural)
Rammler (nominative singular)
Rammler (definite nominative plural)
Rammlers (genitive singular)
Rammler (definite genitive plural)
Rammler (dative singular)
Rammlern (dative definite plural)
Rammler (accusative singular)
Rammler (accusative definite plural)

From rammeln (“to copulate”) + -er (agent noun suffix).


Ziegenbock

de-noun

Ziegenbock m (strong, genitive Ziegenbockes or Ziegenbocks, plural Ziegenböcke)

Ziegenbockes (genitive)
Ziegenbocks (genitive)
Ziegenböcke (plural)
Ziegenbock (nominative singular)
Ziegenböcke (definite nominative plural)
Ziegenbockes (genitive singular)
Ziegenbocks (genitive singular)
Ziegenböcke (definite genitive plural)
Ziegenbock (dative singular)
Ziegenbocke (dative singular)
Ziegenböcken (dative definite plural)
Ziegenbock (accusative singular)
Ziegenböcke (accusative definite plural)

/ˈtsiːɡŋ̩ˌbɔk/

From Middle High German zigenboc, equivalent to Ziege + -n- + Bock. Compare German Low German Zegenbuck.


Schwänin

Schwänin f (genitive Schwänin, plural Schwäninnen, masculine Schwan)

Schwänin (genitive)
Schwäninnen (plural)
Schwan (masculine)
Schwänin (nominative singular)
Schwäninnen (definite nominative plural)
Schwänin (genitive singular)
Schwäninnen (definite genitive plural)
Schwänin (dative singular)
Schwäninnen (dative definite plural)
Schwänin (accusative singular)
Schwäninnen (accusative definite plural)

From Schwan (“swan”) + -in (feminine suffix).


Geißbock

Geißbock m (strong, genitive Geißbockes or Geißbocks, plural Geißböcke)

Geißbockes (genitive)
Geißbocks (genitive)
Geißböcke (plural)
Geißbock (nominative singular)
Geißböcke (definite nominative plural)
Geißbockes (genitive singular)
Geißbocks (genitive singular)
Geißböcke (definite genitive plural)
Geißbock (dative singular)
Geißbocke (dative singular)
Geißböcken (dative definite plural)
Geißbock (accusative singular)
Geißböcke (accusative definite plural)


Mähre

Mähre (genitive)
Mähren (plural)
Mähre (nominative singular)
Mähren (definite nominative plural)
Mähre (genitive singular)
Mähren (definite genitive plural)
Mähre (dative singular)
Mähren (dative definite plural)
Mähre (accusative singular)
Mähren (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German meriche, merhe, from Old High German meriha, from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“mare”), from *marhaz.

mehre (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)


Kobel

Kobel (genitive)
Kobeln (plural)
Kobel (nominative singular)
Kobeln (definite nominative plural)
Kobel (genitive singular)
Kobeln (definite genitive plural)
Kobel (dative singular)
Kobeln (dative definite plural)
Kobel (accusative singular)
Kobeln (accusative definite plural)

Apparently a borrowing from Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *kobyla (“mare”). Compare Czech kobyla, Polish and Lower Sorbian kobyła, and Upper Sorbian kobła.


Bärin

Bärin f (genitive Bärin, plural Bärinnen, masculine Bär)

Bärin (genitive)
Bärinnen (plural)
Bär (masculine)
Bärin (nominative singular)
Bärinnen (definite nominative plural)
Bärin (genitive singular)
Bärinnen (definite genitive plural)
Bärin (dative singular)
Bärinnen (dative definite plural)
Bärin (accusative singular)
Bärinnen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German birin, from Old High German berin. By surface analysis, Bär + -in.


Kuder

Kuder m (strong, genitive Kuders, plural Kuder)

Kuders (genitive)
Kuder (plural)
Kuder (nominative singular)
Kuder (definite nominative plural)
Kuders (genitive singular)
Kuder (definite genitive plural)
Kuder (dative singular)
Kudern (dative definite plural)
Kuder (accusative singular)
Kuder (accusative definite plural)


Hinde

Hinde (genitive)
Hinden (plural)
Hinde (nominative singular)
Hinden (definite nominative plural)
Hinde (genitive singular)
Hinden (definite genitive plural)
Hinde (dative singular)
Hinden (dative definite plural)
Hinde (accusative singular)
Hinden (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hinde, hinte, from Old High German hinta, hinna, from Proto-West Germanic *hindi.


Terzel

Terzel m (strong, genitive Terzels, plural Terzel)

Terzels (genitive)
Terzel (plural)
Terzel (nominative singular)
Terzel (definite nominative plural)
Terzels (genitive singular)
Terzel (definite genitive plural)
Terzel (dative singular)
Terzeln (dative definite plural)
Terzel (accusative singular)
Terzel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle French terçuel, from Late Latin tertiolus, a diminutive of Latin tertius (“third”). Semantics unclear.


Sprinz

Sprinz m (strong, genitive Sprinzes, plural Sprinze)

Sprinzes (genitive)
Sprinze (plural)
Sprinz (nominative singular)
Sprinze (definite nominative plural)
Sprinzes (genitive singular)
Sprinze (definite genitive plural)
Sprinz (dative singular)
Sprinze (dative singular)
Sprinzen (dative definite plural)
Sprinz (accusative singular)
Sprinze (accusative definite plural)

Unknown. Usually explained as a derivation of sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”).


Gänserich

Gänserich m (strong, genitive Gänserichs, plural Gänseriche)

Gänserichs (genitive)
Gänseriche (plural)
Gänserich (nominative singular)
Gänseriche (definite nominative plural)
Gänserichs (genitive singular)
Gänseriche (definite genitive plural)
Gänserich (dative singular)
Gänserichen (dative definite plural)
Gänserich (accusative singular)
Gänseriche (accusative definite plural)

From Gans (“goose”) and/or Ganser (“gander”) + -rich (male suffix), by analogy with Enterich (which see). Compare Dutch ganzerik (“gander”), which is modelled after the German.


Mäuserich

Mäuserich m (strong, genitive Mäuserichs, plural Mäuseriche)

Mäuserichs (genitive)
Mäuseriche (plural)
Mäuserich (nominative singular)
Mäuseriche (definite nominative plural)
Mäuserichs (genitive singular)
Mäuseriche (definite genitive plural)
Mäuserich (dative singular)
Mäuserichen (dative definite plural)
Mäuserich (accusative singular)
Mäuseriche (accusative definite plural)

/ˈmɔɪ̯zəʁɪç/


Schneckerich

Schneckerich m (strong, genitive Schneckerichs, plural Schneckeriche)

Schneckerichs (genitive)
Schneckeriche (plural)
Schneckerich (nominative singular)
Schneckeriche (definite nominative plural)
Schneckerichs (genitive singular)
Schneckeriche (definite genitive plural)
Schneckerich (dative singular)
Schneckerichen (dative definite plural)
Schneckerich (accusative singular)
Schneckeriche (accusative definite plural)

Das war der letzte Schneckerich einer Art, und zwar einer hawaiianischen Schnecke.

2023 December 13, Jasmin Schreiber, “Roman „Endling“. Über Verluste und die Welt im Jahr 2041”, in Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 4:05:

This was the last he-snail of a species, to wit a Hawaiian snail.