Erdmännchen

Erdmännchen n (strong, genitive Erdmännchens, plural Erdmännchen)

Erdmännchens (genitive)
Erdmännchen (plural)
Erdmännchen (nominative singular)
Erdmännchen (definite nominative plural)
Erdmännchens (genitive singular)
Erdmännchen (definite genitive plural)
Erdmännchen (dative singular)
Erdmännchen (dative definite plural)
Erdmännchen (accusative singular)
Erdmännchen (accusative definite plural)

[ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌmɛn.çən]

From Erde (“earth, ground”) + Männchen (“little man”). The original sense is that of a gnome, though the word was also used metaphorically or jocularly for animals in some dialects, e.g. for the mole. The use for “meerkat” has only become established in scientific use since the 1960s, but is older in Namibian German, where it also referred to the similar-looking Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Plausibly from Afrikaans erdmannetjie, which is equally used (informally) for these two species.

affix

(at least the latter archaic)

Suricata suricatta
Suricata suricatta#Translingual


Laternenfisch

de-noun

Laternenfisch m (strong, genitive Laternenfisches or Laternenfischs, plural Laternenfische)

Laternenfisches (genitive)
Laternenfischs (genitive)
Laternenfische (plural)
Laternenfisch (nominative singular)
Laternenfische (definite nominative plural)
Laternenfisches (genitive singular)
Laternenfischs (genitive singular)
Laternenfische (definite genitive plural)
Laternenfisch (dative singular)
Laternenfische (dative singular)
Laternenfischen (dative definite plural)
Laternenfisch (accusative singular)
Laternenfische (accusative definite plural)


Laternenträger

Laternenträger m (strong, genitive Laternenträgers, plural Laternenträger)

Laternenträgers (genitive)
Laternenträger (plural)
Laternenträger (nominative singular)
Laternenträger (definite nominative plural)
Laternenträgers (genitive singular)
Laternenträger (definite genitive plural)
Laternenträger (dative singular)
Laternenträgern (dative definite plural)
Laternenträger (accusative singular)
Laternenträger (accusative definite plural)

Laterne (“lantern”) + Träger (“carrier”)

af

a kind of fish (Hemigrammus falsei, Hemigrammus mattei).


Anglerfisch

de-noun

Anglerfisch m (strong, genitive Anglerfisches or Anglerfischs, plural Anglerfische)

Anglerfisches (genitive)
Anglerfischs (genitive)
Anglerfische (plural)
Anglerfisch (nominative singular)
Anglerfische (definite nominative plural)
Anglerfisches (genitive singular)
Anglerfischs (genitive singular)
Anglerfische (definite genitive plural)
Anglerfisch (dative singular)
Anglerfische (dative singular)
Anglerfischen (dative definite plural)
Anglerfisch (accusative singular)
Anglerfische (accusative definite plural)


Angler

Angler m (strong, genitive Anglers, plural Angler, feminine Anglerin)

Anglers (genitive)
Angler (plural)
Anglerin (feminine)
Angler (nominative singular)
Angler (definite nominative plural)
Anglers (genitive singular)
Angler (definite genitive plural)
Angler (dative singular)
Anglern (dative definite plural)
Angler (accusative singular)
Angler (accusative definite plural)


Seeteufel

Seeteufel m (strong, genitive Seeteufels, plural Seeteufel)

Seeteufels (genitive)
Seeteufel (plural)

From See (“sea”) + Teufel (“devil”). Compare Dutch zeeduivel.

Lophius piscatorius
Lophius piscatorius#Translingual

anglerfish, allmouth, monkfish (Lophius piscatorius)


Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke

Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke f (definite nominative die Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke, genitive Blauflügeliger Ödlandschrecke, definite genitive der Blauflügeligen Ödlandschrecke, plural Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecken, definite plural die Blauflügeligen Ödlandschrecken)

die Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke (definite nominative)
Blauflügeliger Ödlandschrecke (genitive)
der Blauflügeligen Ödlandschrecke (definite genitive)
Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecken (plural)
die Blauflügeligen Ödlandschrecken (definite plural)

blau (“blue”) + flügelig (“winged”) + Ödland (“wasteland”) + Schrecke (“grasshopper”).

com

blue-winged grasshopper
blue-winged grasshopper


Schrecke

de-noun

Schrecke f (genitive Schrecke, plural Schrecken)

Schrecke (genitive)
Schrecken (plural)
Schrecke (nominative singular)
Schrecken (definite nominative plural)
Schrecke (genitive singular)
Schrecken (definite genitive plural)
Schrecke (dative singular)
Schrecken (dative definite plural)
Schrecke (accusative singular)
Schrecken (accusative definite plural)

Clipping of Heuschrecke, but so already in Middle High German schrecke.


Apfelschnecke

Apfelschnecke f (genitive Apfelschnecke, plural Apfelschnecken)

Apfelschnecke (genitive)
Apfelschnecken (plural)
Apfelschnecke (nominative singular)
Apfelschnecken (definite nominative plural)
Apfelschnecke (genitive singular)
Apfelschnecken (definite genitive plural)
Apfelschnecke (dative singular)
Apfelschnecken (dative definite plural)
Apfelschnecke (accusative singular)
Apfelschnecken (accusative definite plural)


Gehäuseschnecke

Gehäuseschnecke f (genitive Gehäuseschnecke, plural Gehäuseschnecken)

Gehäuseschnecke (genitive)
Gehäuseschnecken (plural)
Gehäuseschnecke (nominative singular)
Gehäuseschnecken (definite nominative plural)
Gehäuseschnecke (genitive singular)
Gehäuseschnecken (definite genitive plural)
Gehäuseschnecke (dative singular)
Gehäuseschnecken (dative definite plural)
Gehäuseschnecke (accusative singular)
Gehäuseschnecken (accusative definite plural)


Weißmündige Bänderschnecke

Weißmündige Bänderschnecke f (definite nominative die Weißmündige Bänderschnecke, genitive Weißmündiger Bänderschnecke, definite genitive der Weißmündigen Bänderschnecke, plural Weißmündige Bänderschnecken, definite plural die Weißmündigen Bänderschnecken)

die Weißmündige Bänderschnecke (definite nominative)
Weißmündiger Bänderschnecke (genitive)
der Weißmündigen Bänderschnecke (definite genitive)
Weißmündige Bänderschnecken (plural)
die Weißmündigen Bänderschnecken (definite plural)


Achatschnecke

Achatschnecke f (genitive Achatschnecke, plural Achatschnecken)

Achatschnecke (genitive)
Achatschnecken (plural)
Achatschnecke (nominative singular)
Achatschnecken (definite nominative plural)
Achatschnecke (genitive singular)
Achatschnecken (definite genitive plural)
Achatschnecke (dative singular)
Achatschnecken (dative definite plural)
Achatschnecke (accusative singular)
Achatschnecken (accusative definite plural)


Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke

Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke f (definite nominative die Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke, genitive Schwarzmündiger Bänderschnecke, definite genitive der Schwarzmündigen Bänderschnecke, plural Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecken, definite plural die Schwarzmündigen Bänderschnecken)

die Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke (definite nominative)
Schwarzmündiger Bänderschnecke (genitive)
der Schwarzmündigen Bänderschnecke (definite genitive)
Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecken (plural)
die Schwarzmündigen Bänderschnecken (definite plural)


Zimt

Zimt m or n (strong, genitive Zimtes or Zimts, plural Zimte)

Zimtes (genitive)
Zimts (genitive)
Zimte (plural)
Zimt (definite nominative singular)
Zimte (definite nominative plural)
Zimtes (genitive singular)
Zimts (genitive singular)
Zimte (definite genitive plural)
Zimt (dative singular)
Zimte (dative singular)
Zimten (dative definite plural)
Zimt (accusative definite singular)
Zimte (accusative definite plural)

→ Lower Sorbian: cymt

→ Macedonian: цимет (cimet)

→ Serbo-Croatian: cìmet, цѝмет

→ Slovene: cīmet

→ Upper Sorbian: cymt

From late Middle High German zimet, from earlier zinemīn, zinment, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician, cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).

(countable) a particular kind of cinnamon


Zicke

Zicke f (genitive Zicke, plural Zicken, diminutive Zicklein n)

Zicke (genitive)
Zicken (plural)
Zicklein (diminutive neuter)
Zicke (nominative singular)
Zicken (definite nominative plural)
Zicke (genitive singular)
Zicken (definite genitive plural)
Zicke (dative singular)
Zicken (dative definite plural)
Zicke (accusative singular)
Zicken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (“kid”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn.


Trüffelschwein

Trüffelschwein n (strong, genitive Trüffelschweins, plural Trüffelschweine)

Trüffelschweins (genitive)
Trüffelschweine (plural)


Lund

Lund m (strong, genitive Lundes or Lunds, plural Lunde)

Lundes (genitive)
Lunds (genitive)
Lunde (plural)
Lund (nominative singular)
Lunde (definite nominative plural)
Lundes (genitive singular)
Lunds (genitive singular)
Lunde (definite genitive plural)
Lund (dative singular)
Lunde (dative singular)
Lunden (dative definite plural)
Lund (accusative singular)
Lunde (accusative definite plural)


Kirsche

Kirsche f (genitive Kirsche, plural Kirschen)

Kirsche (genitive)
Kirschen (plural)
Kirsche (nominative singular)
Kirschen (definite nominative plural)
Kirsche (genitive singular)
Kirschen (definite genitive plural)
Kirsche (dative singular)
Kirschen (dative definite plural)
Kirsche (accusative singular)
Kirschen (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: kirss

[ˈki(ː)ɐ̯ʃə]

From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia.

mit jemandem ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk.

(colloquial, possibly regional) a ball, especially a football


Rettich

Rettich m (strong, genitive Rettichs, plural Rettiche)

Rettichs (genitive)
Rettiche (plural)
Rettich (nominative singular)
Rettiche (definite nominative plural)
Rettichs (genitive singular)
Rettiche (definite genitive plural)
Rettich (dative singular)
Rettichen (dative definite plural)
Rettich (accusative singular)
Rettiche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German retich, from Old High German retich, rātih, from Proto-West Germanic *radik, *rādik. Doublet of Radix.


Auster

Auster f (genitive Auster, plural Austern)

Auster (genitive)
Austern (plural)
Auster (nominative singular)
Austern (definite nominative plural)
Auster (genitive singular)
Austern (definite genitive plural)
Auster (dative singular)
Austern (dative definite plural)
Auster (accusative singular)
Austern (accusative definite plural)

Attested a few times in Old High German, but only much later effectively introduced via Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester. The Dutch word is borrowed from Latin ostrea, itself from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon) (pertaining to ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”), ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shell”)). Compare Old English ostre, Old French oistre (modern French huître).


Pferd

Pferd n (strong, genitive Pferdes or Pferds, plural Pferde, diminutive Pferdchen n or Pferdlein n or Pferdelein n or Pferdel n or Pferdl n or Pferderl n or Pferdle n or (less common) Pferdli n or Pferdschen n or Pferdche n or Pferdgen n or (less common) Pferdeken n, masculine Hengst or (if castrated) Wallach, feminine Stute)

Pferdes (genitive)
Pferds (genitive)
Pferde (plural)
Pferdchen (diminutive neuter)
Pferdlein (diminutive neuter)
Pferdelein (diminutive neuter)
Pferdel (diminutive neuter)
Pferdl (diminutive neuter)
Pferderl (diminutive neuter)
Pferdle (diminutive neuter)
Pferdli (diminutive neuter uncommon)
Pferdschen (diminutive neuter)
Pferdche (diminutive neuter)
Pferdgen (diminutive neuter)
Pferdeken (diminutive neuter uncommon)
Hengst (masculine)
Wallach (masculine)
Stute (feminine)
Pferd (nominative singular)
Pferde (definite nominative plural)
Pferdes (genitive singular)
Pferds (genitive singular)
Pferde (definite genitive plural)
Pferd (dative singular)
Pferde (dative singular)
Pferden (dative definite plural)
Pferd (accusative singular)
Pferde (accusative definite plural)

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. Compare Dutch paard and English palfrey.


Egel

Egel m (strong, genitive Egels, plural Egel)

Egels (genitive)
Egel (plural)
Egel (nominative singular)
Egel (definite nominative plural)
Egels (genitive singular)
Egel (definite genitive plural)
Egel (dative singular)
Egeln (dative definite plural)
Egel (accusative singular)
Egel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German egel(e), from Old High German egala (8th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *egalu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *egalaz. Cognate to Dutch echel. Further related with Ancient Greek ἔχις (ékhis), Armenian իժ (iž).


Stechmücke

Stechmücke f (genitive Stechmücke, plural Stechmücken)

Stechmücke (genitive)
Stechmücken (plural)
Stechmücke (nominative singular)
Stechmücken (definite nominative plural)
Stechmücke (genitive singular)
Stechmücken (definite genitive plural)
Stechmücke (dative singular)
Stechmücken (dative definite plural)
Stechmücke (accusative singular)
Stechmücken (accusative definite plural)

[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏ.kə]


Waldkauz

Waldkauz m (strong, genitive Waldkauzes, plural Waldkäuze)

Waldkauzes (genitive)
Waldkäuze (plural)
Waldkauz (nominative singular)
Waldkäuze (definite nominative plural)
Waldkauzes (genitive singular)
Waldkäuze (definite genitive plural)
Waldkauz (dative singular)
Waldkauze (dative singular)
Waldkäuzen (dative definite plural)
Waldkauz (accusative singular)
Waldkäuze (accusative definite plural)


Felsenpfeifer

Felsenpfeifer m (strong, genitive Felsenpfeifers, plural Felsenpfeifer)

Felsenpfeifers (genitive)
Felsenpfeifer (plural)
Felsenpfeifer (nominative singular)
Felsenpfeifer (definite nominative plural)
Felsenpfeifers (genitive singular)
Felsenpfeifer (definite genitive plural)
Felsenpfeifer (dative singular)
Felsenpfeifern (dative definite plural)
Felsenpfeifer (accusative singular)
Felsenpfeifer (accusative definite plural)

From Fels (“rock”) + -en- + Pfeifer (“piper”).


Feuerfisch

de-noun

Feuerfisch m (strong, genitive Feuerfischs or Feuerfisches, plural Feuerfische)

Feuerfischs (genitive)
Feuerfisches (genitive)
Feuerfische (plural)
Feuerfisch (nominative singular)
Feuerfische (definite nominative plural)
Feuerfischs (genitive singular)
Feuerfisches (genitive singular)
Feuerfische (definite genitive plural)
Feuerfisch (dative singular)
Feuerfische (dative singular)
Feuerfischen (dative definite plural)
Feuerfisch (accusative singular)
Feuerfische (accusative definite plural)


Kohl

Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, plural Kohle)

Kohles (genitive)
Kohls (genitive)
Kohle (plural)
Kohl (nominative singular)
Kohle (definite nominative plural)
Kohles (genitive singular)
Kohls (genitive singular)
Kohle (definite genitive plural)
Kohl (dative singular)
Kohle (dative singular)
Kohlen (dative definite plural)
Kohl (accusative singular)
Kohle (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōl, kōlo, kōli, ultimatively from Latin caulis.


Mohn

Mohn m (strong, genitive Mohnes or Mohns, plural Mohne)

Mohnes (genitive)
Mohns (genitive)
Mohne (plural)
Mohn (nominative singular)
Mohne (definite nominative plural)
Mohnes (genitive singular)
Mohns (genitive singular)
Mohne (definite genitive plural)
Mohn (dative singular)
Mohne (dative singular)
Mohnen (dative definite plural)
Mohn (accusative singular)
Mohne (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: moon

With widespread dialectal -ā- → -ō- (as also in ohne and wo) from obsolete Mahn, from Middle High German māhe, māhen (Central German also already mān), from Old High German māho, from Proto-West Germanic *māhō, from Proto-Germanic *mēhô. Compare the variant Old High German mago.
Cognate with Danish valmue, Swedish vallmo, Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn) (Doric μάκων (mákōn)) and Old Church Slavonic макъ (makŭ) (Bulgarian мак (mak), Russian мак (mak), Serbo-Croatian мак, Czech mák).


Zaum

Zaum m (strong, genitive Zaums or Zaumes, plural Zäume, diminutive Zäumchen n or Zäumlein n)

Zaums (genitive)
Zaumes (genitive)
Zäume (plural)
Zäumchen (diminutive neuter)
Zäumlein (diminutive neuter)
Zaum (nominative singular)
Zäume (definite nominative plural)
Zaums (genitive singular)
Zaumes (genitive singular)
Zäume (definite genitive plural)
Zaum (dative singular)
Zaume (dative singular)
Zäumen (dative definite plural)
Zaum (accusative singular)
Zäume (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German zoum, from Old High German zoum, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.
Cognate with Dutch toom, Swedish töm, English team; hence a doublet of Team.


Zweig

Zweig m (strong, genitive Zweiges or Zweigs, plural Zweige, diminutive Zweigchen n or Zweiglein n or Zweigerl n)

Zweiges (genitive)
Zweigs (genitive)
Zweige (plural)
Zweigchen (diminutive neuter)
Zweiglein (diminutive neuter)
Zweigerl (diminutive neuter)
Zweig (nominative singular)
Zweige (definite nominative plural)
Zweiges (genitive singular)
Zweigs (genitive singular)
Zweige (definite genitive plural)
Zweig (dative singular)
Zweige (dative singular)
Zweigen (dative definite plural)
Zweig (accusative singular)
Zweige (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą. Cognate with Dutch twijg, English twig. Compare the latter for more.


Ziege

Ziege (genitive)
Ziegen (plural)
Ziege (nominative singular)
Ziegen (definite nominative plural)
Ziege (genitive singular)
Ziegen (definite genitive plural)
Ziege (dative singular)
Ziegen (dative definite plural)
Ziege (accusative singular)
Ziegen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā. Ziege was originally found in Franconian dialects alongside otherwise exclusive Geiß. In Middle High German times, it established itself in the colonial dialects (East Central German) and also conquered vast areas of Low German, where the borrowing Middle Low German sēge was predominant since at least the 15th century (due to a virtual lack of domestic goat breeding). During the same time, curiously, Ziege was widely lost in West Central German and Upper Franconian, its original provenance. Its eventual victory in the standard language was reinforced by its use in Luther’s Bible.

(informal, derogatory) a stupid, stubborn person (usually female)


Erle

Erle (genitive)
Erlen (plural)
Erle (nominative singular)
Erlen (definite nominative plural)
Erle (genitive singular)
Erlen (definite genitive plural)
Erle (dative singular)
Erlen (dative definite plural)
Erle (accusative singular)
Erlen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German erle, from Old High German erila, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-.
Compare Dutch els, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.


Traube

Traube f (genitive Traube, plural Trauben, diminutive Träubchen n)

Traube (genitive)
Trauben (plural)
Träubchen (diminutive neuter)
Traube (nominative singular)
Trauben (definite nominative plural)
Traube (genitive singular)
Trauben (definite genitive plural)
Traube (dative singular)
Trauben (dative definite plural)
Traube (accusative singular)
Trauben (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German trūbe, from Old High German drūbo, thrūbo, from Proto-West Germanic *þrūbō.


Hopfen

Hopfen m (strong, genitive Hopfens, plural Hopfen)

Hopfens (genitive)
Hopfen (plural)
Hopfen (nominative singular)
Hopfen (definite nominative plural)
Hopfens (genitive singular)
Hopfen (definite genitive plural)
Hopfen (dative singular)
Hopfen (dative definite plural)
Hopfen (accusative singular)
Hopfen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hopfe, from Old High German hopfo. Cognate with Dutch hop, English hop, French houblon.

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual


Pfeffer

Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)

Pfeffers (genitive)
Pfeffer (plural)
Pfeffer (nominative singular)
Pfeffer (definite nominative plural)
Pfeffers (genitive singular)
Pfeffer (definite genitive plural)
Pfeffer (dative singular)
Pfeffern (dative definite plural)
Pfeffer (accusative singular)
Pfeffer (accusative definite plural)

most northern and central German speakers

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”).

pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)


Minze

Minze (genitive)
Minzen (plural)
Minze (nominative singular)
Minzen (definite nominative plural)
Minze (genitive singular)
Minzen (definite genitive plural)
Minze (dative singular)
Minzen (dative definite plural)
Minze (accusative singular)
Minzen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).

Münze

obsolete spelling, but still current pronunciation, especially in Pfefferminze


Buche

Buche (genitive)
Buchen (plural)
Buche (nominative singular)
Buchen (definite nominative plural)
Buche (genitive singular)
Buchen (definite genitive plural)
Buche (dative singular)
Buchen (dative definite plural)
Buche (accusative singular)
Buchen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German buoche, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic *bōku, *bōkijā.

(countable) a beech (Fagus); the common tree

(uncountable) beech; the wood of the tree


Pilz

Pilz m (strong, genitive Pilzes, plural Pilze)

Pilzes (genitive)
Pilze (plural)
Pilz (nominative singular)
Pilze (definite nominative plural)
Pilzes (genitive singular)
Pilze (definite genitive plural)
Pilz (dative singular)
Pilze (dative singular)
Pilzen (dative definite plural)
Pilz (accusative singular)
Pilze (accusative definite plural)

Regional form with initial b → p and unrounding, from Middle High German bülez, bülz, from Old High German buliz, from Proto-West Germanic *bulit (“porcini”).


Storch

Storch m (strong, genitive Storches or Storchs, plural Störche, diminutive Störchlein n or Störchelchen n, feminine Störchin)

Storches (genitive)
Storchs (genitive)
Störche (plural)
Störchlein (diminutive neuter)
Störchelchen (diminutive neuter)
Störchin (feminine)
Storch (nominative singular)
Störche (definite nominative plural)
Storches (genitive singular)
Storchs (genitive singular)
Störche (definite genitive plural)
Storch (dative singular)
Storche (dative singular)
Störchen (dative definite plural)
Storch (accusative singular)
Störche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German storch, storc, from Old High German storah, *storc(h), from Proto-West Germanic *stork, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz.
Cognate to dialectal Dutch stork, English stork, Swedish stork. The expected German form is also Stork, which was indeed in wide use, but has not become standardized. The shifted variant Storch is probably due to the use of epenthetic vowels in Old High German, by which the uninflected stem storah alternated with inflected storc-. Such variation was generally levelled in favour of the inflected stem, but this was an apparent exception. Compare for the regular development Old High German starah alongside starc(h), whence Middle High German starc and modern stark. Alternatively, Storch could be an Upper German relict form (with [rx] from [rkx]), but the regional distribution does not seem to confirm this.


Floh

Floh m (strong, genitive Flohes or Flohs, plural Flöhe, diminutive Flöhchen n)

Flohes (genitive)
Flohs (genitive)
Flöhe (plural)
Flöhchen (diminutive neuter)
Floh (nominative singular)
Flöhe (definite nominative plural)
Flohes (genitive singular)
Flohs (genitive singular)
Flöhe (definite genitive plural)
Floh (dative singular)
Flohe (dative singular)
Flöhen (dative definite plural)
Floh (accusative singular)
Flöhe (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh.
Compare Low German Flo, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


Bienenelfe

Bienenelfe f (genitive Bienenelfe, plural Bienenelfen)

Bienenelfe (genitive)
Bienenelfen (plural)
Bienenelfe (nominative singular)
Bienenelfen (definite nominative plural)
Bienenelfe (genitive singular)
Bienenelfen (definite genitive plural)
Bienenelfe (dative singular)
Bienenelfen (dative definite plural)
Bienenelfe (accusative singular)
Bienenelfen (accusative definite plural)


Distel

Distel f (genitive Distel, plural Disteln, diminutive Distelchen n)

Distel (genitive)
Disteln (plural)
Distelchen (diminutive neuter)
Distel (nominative singular)
Disteln (definite nominative plural)
Distel (genitive singular)
Disteln (definite genitive plural)
Distel (dative singular)
Disteln (dative definite plural)
Distel (accusative singular)
Disteln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German distel, from Old High German distil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil.
Cognates include Old English þistel (Modern English thistle), Old Saxon and Old Dutch thistil (Modern Dutch distel), Old Norse and Icelandic þistill.


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”).

(astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation and astrological sign)


Euter

Euter n (strong, genitive Euters, plural Euter)

Euters (genitive)
Euter (plural)
Euter (nominative singular)
Euter (definite nominative plural)
Euters (genitive singular)
Euter (definite genitive plural)
Euter (dative singular)
Eutern (dative definite plural)
Euter (accusative singular)
Euter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German iuter, from Old High German ūtar, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥. Cognate with Middle Low German jeder, West Frisian iader, Old Norse júgr, Old English ūder, Dutch uier, English udder, Latin ūber, Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Sanskrit ऊधर् (ūdhar).


Lamm

Lamm n (strong, genitive Lammes or Lamms, plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen n or Lämmerchen n or Lämmlein n)

Lammes (genitive)
Lamms (genitive)
Lämmer (plural)
Lämmchen (diminutive neuter)
Lämmerchen (diminutive neuter)
Lämmlein (diminutive neuter)
Lamm (nominative singular)
Lämmer (definite nominative plural)
Lammes (genitive singular)
Lamms (genitive singular)
Lämmer (definite genitive plural)
Lamm (dative singular)
Lamme (dative singular)
Lämmern (dative definite plural)
Lamm (accusative singular)
Lämmer (accusative definite plural)

Inherited from Middle High German lamp, in the 14th century also lam, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
The loss of the b is reflective of a common trend in West Germanic languages; cognate with Dutch lam, Yiddish לאַם (lam), and the pronunciation of English lamb.


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)


Fohlen

From Middle High German vole, fole, from Old High German folo, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.
Old High German fulīn (whence modern Füllen) is originally a diminutive of the same root. The development by which the two words were perceived as mere phonetic variants started in Middle Low German volen vs. völlen. Thereby the word became neuter and took the nominative ending -en. Cognate with Dutch veulen.

(sports) nickname of Borussia Mönchengladbach football team


Eichel

de-noun

Eichel f (genitive Eichel, plural Eicheln)

Eichel (genitive)
Eicheln (plural)
Eichel (nominative singular)
Eicheln (definite nominative plural)
Eichel (genitive singular)
Eicheln (definite genitive plural)
Eichel (dative singular)
Eicheln (dative definite plural)
Eichel (accusative singular)
Eicheln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German eichel, from Old High German eihhila. Equivalent to Eiche (“oak”) + -el. The sense “glans penis” is a semantic loan from Latin glāns.

Holonym: Eiche

acorns (a suit in German and Swiss playing cards)

Ellipsis of Peniseichel (“glans penis”).

Ellipsis of Klitoriseichel (“clitoral glans”).


Hirse

Hirse (genitive)
Hirsen (plural)
Hirse (nominative singular)
Hirsen (definite nominative plural)
Hirse (genitive singular)
Hirsen (definite genitive plural)
Hirse (dative singular)
Hirsen (dative definite plural)
Hirse (accusative singular)
Hirsen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hirse, from Old High German hirso, from Proto-Germanic *hirsijô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to feed”).


Gerste

Gerste f (genitive Gerste, plural Gersten)

Gerste (genitive)
Gersten (plural)
Gerste (nominative singular)
Gersten (definite nominative plural)
Gerste (genitive singular)
Gersten (definite genitive plural)
Gerste (dative singular)
Gersten (dative definite plural)
Gerste (accusative singular)
Gersten (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Cognate with Dutch gerst.


Stier

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.


Zitrone

de-noun

Zitrone f (genitive Zitrone, plural Zitronen, diminutive Zitrönchen n)

Zitrone (genitive)
Zitronen (plural)
Zitrönchen (diminutive neuter)
Zitrone (nominative singular)
Zitronen (definite nominative plural)
Zitrone (genitive singular)
Zitronen (definite genitive plural)
Zitrone (dative singular)
Zitronen (dative definite plural)
Zitrone (accusative singular)
Zitronen (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: citron

→ Kashubian: cytróna

→ Silesian: citrōna

→ Slovincian: cytróna

→ Lower Sorbian: citrona

→ Upper Sorbian: citrona

15th century, from Italian citrone (older variant of cedro) as well as Middle French citron, derived from Latin citrus.


Ahorn

Ahorn m (strong, genitive Ahornes or Ahorns, plural Ahorne)

Ahornes (genitive)
Ahorns (genitive)
Ahorne (plural)
Ahorn (nominative singular)
Ahorne (definite nominative plural)
Ahornes (genitive singular)
Ahorns (genitive singular)
Ahorne (definite genitive plural)
Ahorn (dative singular)
Ahorne (dative singular)
Ahornen (dative definite plural)
Ahorn (accusative singular)
Ahorne (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn. Perhaps cognate with Latin acer.


Hecht

Hecht m (strong, genitive Hechtes or Hechts, plural Hechte)

Hechtes (genitive)
Hechts (genitive)
Hechte (plural)
Hecht (nominative singular)
Hechte (definite nominative plural)
Hechtes (genitive singular)
Hechts (genitive singular)
Hechte (definite genitive plural)
Hecht (dative singular)
Hechte (dative singular)
Hechten (dative definite plural)
Hecht (accusative singular)
Hechte (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic *hakiþaz or *hakidaz, ultimately from the root of Haken (“hook”) (English hook).
Cognate with Middle Dutch heket, Old Saxon hakth, *hakith, Old English hacod.


Holunder

Holunder m (strong, genitive Holunders, plural Holunder)

Holunders (genitive)
Holunder (plural)
Holunder (nominative singular)
Holunder (definite nominative plural)
Holunders (genitive singular)
Holunder (definite genitive plural)
Holunder (dative singular)
Holundern (dative definite plural)
Holunder (accusative singular)
Holunder (accusative definite plural)

With irregular stress shift (as in Wacholder, Forelle etc.) from Middle High German holunder, holunter, from Old High German holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.

Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra#Translingual

(specifically) black elder, Sambucus nigra


Wacholder

Wacholder m (strong, genitive Wacholders, plural Wacholder)

Wacholders (genitive)
Wacholder (plural)
Wacholder (nominative singular)
Wacholder (definite nominative plural)
Wacholders (genitive singular)
Wacholder (definite genitive plural)
Wacholder (dative singular)
Wacholdern (dative definite plural)
Wacholder (accusative singular)
Wacholder (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wechalter.


Dohle

Dohle (genitive)
Dohlen (plural)
Dohle (nominative singular)
Dohlen (definite nominative plural)
Dohle (genitive singular)
Dohlen (definite genitive plural)
Dohle (dative singular)
Dohlen (dative definite plural)
Dohle (accusative singular)
Dohlen (accusative definite plural)

→ Saterland Frisian: Dole

From Middle High German tole, tāle, tāhele (diminutive of tāhe), from Old High German tāhala, diminutive of tāha.
The modern form is not inherited from written Middle High German but is a Central German dialect form (with unshifted d- and dialectal -ā- → -ō-).


Föhre

Föhre (genitive)
Föhren (plural)
Föhre (nominative singular)
Föhren (definite nominative plural)
Föhre (genitive singular)
Föhren (definite genitive plural)
Föhre (dative singular)
Föhren (dative definite plural)
Föhre (accusative singular)
Föhren (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *furhō.
While the word is now used especially in the south, the form with loss of post-liquid -h- is originally chiefly Central German; compare the variant above. Cognate with English fir.


Kiefer

Kiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)

Kiefer (genitive)
Kiefern (plural)
Kiefer (nominative singular)
Kiefern (definite nominative plural)
Kiefer (genitive singular)
Kiefern (definite genitive plural)
Kiefer (dative singular)
Kiefern (dative definite plural)
Kiefer (accusative singular)
Kiefern (accusative definite plural)


Kastanie

Kastanie f (genitive Kastanie, plural Kastanien)

Kastanie (genitive)
Kastanien (plural)
Kastanie (nominative singular)
Kastanien (definite nominative plural)
Kastanie (genitive singular)
Kastanien (definite genitive plural)
Kastanie (dative singular)
Kastanien (dative definite plural)
Kastanie (accusative singular)
Kastanien (accusative definite plural)

→ Bulgarian: кестен (kesten) (or from Ottoman Turkish)

→ Hungarian: gesztenye

desctree

→ Polish: kasztan
→ Belarusian: кашта́н (kaštán)
→ Esperanto: kaŝtano
→ Russian: кашта́н (kaštán)
→ Ukrainian: кашта́н (kaštán)
→ Yiddish: קאַשטאַן (kashtan)

→ Serbo-Croatian: (or from Ottoman Turkish)

Cyrillic script: кестен

Latin script: kesten

From Middle High German kastānie, corrupted by Old French chastaigne, from Old High German kestina, kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā (“chestnut”).

inh

a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut

horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut


Grand Prix

de-noun

Grand Prix m (strong, genitive Grand Prix, plural Grand Prix or (learned) Grands Prix)

Grand Prix (genitive)
Grand Prix (plural)
Grands Prix (literary plural)

(sports, chiefly motor racing, equestrianism) Grand Prix


Bilch

Bilch m (strong, genitive Bilches or Bilchs, plural Bilche)

Bilches (genitive)
Bilchs (genitive)
Bilche (plural)
Bilch (nominative singular)
Bilche (definite nominative plural)
Bilches (genitive singular)
Bilchs (genitive singular)
Bilche (definite genitive plural)
Bilch (dative singular)
Bilche (dative singular)
Bilchen (dative definite plural)
Bilch (accusative singular)
Bilche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German bilch, from Old High German bilih, an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Cognates include Polish pilch, Slovak plch, Czech plch, Slovene polh.

(biology) dormouse (umbrella term for rodents of the family Gliridae)


Stamm

Stamm m (strong, genitive Stammes or Stamms, plural Stämme)

Stammes (genitive)
Stamms (genitive)
Stämme (plural)
Stamm (nominative singular)
Stämme (definite nominative plural)
Stammes (genitive singular)
Stamms (genitive singular)
Stämme (definite genitive plural)
Stamm (dative singular)
Stamme (dative singular)
Stämmen (dative definite plural)
Stamm (accusative singular)
Stämme (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz, *stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”). Cognate with English stem.

der

tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)

(microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)


Hornisse

de-noun

Hornisse f (genitive Hornisse, plural Hornissen)

Hornisse (genitive)
Hornissen (plural)
Hornisse (nominative singular)
Hornissen (definite nominative plural)
Hornisse (genitive singular)
Hornissen (definite genitive plural)
Hornisse (dative singular)
Hornissen (dative definite plural)
Hornisse (accusative singular)
Hornissen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German horniz, hornuz, from Old High German hurniz, hornuz, hornaz, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu. Cognate Dutch hoorn, hoorntje, English hornet.


Ross

Ross n (strong, genitive Rosses, plural Rosse or Rösser, diminutive Rösschen n or Rösslein n or Rösserl n or Rössal n or Rössel n)

Rosses (genitive)
Rosse (plural)
Rösser (plural)
Rösschen (diminutive neuter)
Rösslein (diminutive neuter)
Rösserl (diminutive neuter)
Rössal (diminutive neuter)
Rössel (diminutive neuter)
Ross (nominative singular)
Rosse (definite nominative plural)
Rösser (definite nominative plural)
Rosses (genitive singular)
Rosse (definite genitive plural)
Rösser (definite genitive plural)
Ross (dative singular)
Rosse (dative singular)
Rossen (dative definite plural)
Rössern (dative definite plural)
Ross (accusative singular)
Rosse (accusative definite plural)
Rösser (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross.

... Dort seh’ ich Grane, mein selig Roß: \ wie weidet er munter der mit mir schlief! \ Mit mir hat ihn Siegfried erweckt. — Richard Wagner, Siegfried, Dritter Aufzug, Dritte Szene.

1876, Richard Wagner, Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 3:

I see Grane there, my trusty steed: \ how happily he grazes, he who was asleep like me! \ Siegfried woke him along with me.

1914, His Majesty the Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II, An das Deutsche Volk
Wir werden uns wehren bis zum letzten Hauch von Mann und Roß

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Ich bin der Reiter / Du bist das Ross / Ich hab den Schlüssel / Du hast das Schloß / Die Tür geht auf / Ich trete ein / Das Leben kann so prachtvoll sein

2001, “Rein raus”, performed by Rammstein:

I am the rider / You are the horse / I have the key / You have the castle / The door opens / I enter / Life can be so gorgeous


miau

onomatopoeic

Imitative


Amsel

Amsel (genitive)
Amseln (plural)
Amsel (nominative singular)
Amseln (definite nominative plural)
Amsel (genitive singular)
Amseln (definite genitive plural)
Amsel (dative singular)
Amseln (dative definite plural)
Amsel (accusative singular)
Amseln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German amsel, from Old High German amsala, from Proto-West Germanic *amslā.


Aprikose

de-noun

Aprikose f (genitive Aprikose, plural Aprikosen)

Aprikose (genitive)
Aprikosen (plural)
Aprikose (nominative singular)
Aprikosen (definite nominative plural)
Aprikose (genitive singular)
Aprikosen (definite genitive plural)
Aprikose (dative singular)
Aprikosen (dative definite plural)
Aprikose (accusative singular)
Aprikosen (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: aprikoos

→ Kashubian: aprikóza (dated)

→ Latvian: aprikoze

→ Lithuanian: abrikosas

→ Lower Sorbian: aprikoza

→ Silesian: aprikŏza

→ Upper Sorbian: aprikoza

Borrowed from Dutch abrikoos, from Middle French abricots, plural of abricot, from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Classical Syriac ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Latin praecox (“overripe”).

der

اَلْبَرْقُوق


Ast

de-noun

Ast m (strong, genitive Astes or Asts, plural Äste, diminutive Ästchen n or Ästlein n)

Astes (genitive)
Asts (genitive)
Äste (plural)
Ästchen (diminutive neuter)
Ästlein (diminutive neuter)
Ast (nominative singular)
Äste (definite nominative plural)
Astes (genitive singular)
Asts (genitive singular)
Äste (definite genitive plural)
Ast (dative singular)
Aste (dative singular)
Ästen (dative definite plural)
Ast (accusative singular)
Äste (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-West Germanic *ast, from Proto-Germanic *astaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (“branch”).

Holonym: Baum


Auerochse

Auerochse m (weak, genitive Auerochsen, plural Auerochsen)

Auerochsen (genitive)
Auerochsen (plural)
Auerochse (nominative singular)
Auerochsen (definite nominative plural)
Auerochsen (genitive singular)
Auerochsen (definite genitive plural)
Auerochsen (dative singular)
Auerochsen (dative definite plural)
Auerochsen (accusative singular)
Auerochsen (accusative definite plural)

[ˈʔaʊɐˌʔɔksə]


Biber

de-proper noun

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

Bibers (genitive masculine)
Biber (genitive masculine)
Biber (feminine genitive)
Bibers (plural)
Biber (plural)
Biber (masculine nominative singular)
Biber (feminine nominative singular)
Bibers (definite nominative plural)
Biber (definite nominative plural)
Bibers (genitive masculine singular)
Biber (genitive masculine singular)
Biber (feminine genitive singular)
Bibers (definite genitive plural)
Biber (definite genitive plural)
Biber (dative masculine singular)
Biber (dative feminine singular)
Bibers (dative definite plural)
Biber (dative definite plural)
Biber (accusative masculine singular)
Biber (accusative feminine singular)
Bibers (accusative definite plural)
Biber (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

a surname transferred from the nickname, variant of Bieber


Binse

Binse (genitive)
Binsen (plural)
Binse (nominative singular)
Binsen (definite nominative plural)
Binse (genitive singular)
Binsen (definite genitive plural)
Binse (dative singular)
Binsen (dative definite plural)
Binse (accusative singular)
Binsen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German bineʒ, from Old High German binuz, from Proto-West Germanic *binut. The idiom “in die Binsen gehen” is explained from the idea of hunted game being lost when the deer has alighted in the plants. It occurs also with Wicken.

Der Motor ist in die Binsen gegangen.

Das Geld ist in die Binsen gegangen.

Aus ihrer Lethargie erwachten die Burschenschafter wieder auf den Schlachtfeldern von Langemarck. Selbst als nicht nur die Begeisterung der ersten Kriegswochen verlogen, sondern das Kaiserreich selbst in die Binsen gegangen war, standen Burschenschafter in Treue zu ihrem Volk.

1986, Frank Butschbacher, “Findet die Deutsche Burschenschaft zurück zum nationalrevolutionären Erbe?”, in Helmut Kamphausen, editor, Entnationalisierung als Staatsräson?, Kiel: Arndt, →ISBN, page 54:

(regional, colloquial) state of failure, wreckedness, almost exclusively in the following construction:


Birke

Birke (genitive)
Birken (plural)
Birke (nominative singular)
Birken (definite nominative plural)
Birke (genitive singular)
Birken (definite genitive plural)
Birke (dative singular)
Birken (dative definite plural)
Birke (accusative singular)
Birken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.
The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.


Birke

Birke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Birkes or (with an article) Birke, plural Birkes or Birke)

Birkes (genitive)
Birke (genitive)
Birkes (plural)
Birke (plural)


Bremse

de-noun

Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

Bremse (genitive)
Bremsen (plural)
Bremse (nominative singular)
Bremsen (definite nominative plural)
Bremse (genitive singular)
Bremsen (definite genitive plural)
Bremse (dative singular)
Bremsen (dative definite plural)
Bremse (accusative singular)
Bremsen (accusative definite plural)

→ Swedish: broms

From Middle High German bremse, borrowed from Middle Low German premese (“twitch for horses”), from the verb pramen (“to clamp”), with further origin unclear (DWDS).

der

(archaic) any kind of clamp that restricts movement

in particular, a twitch wherewith particularly in veterinary medicine body parts of a beast (face, testicles etc.) are pinched to perform surgical or similar operations


Bremse

From Middle Low German brēmse, borrowed from Old Saxon brimissa, from *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn (“to buzz, drone”).
This form superseded High German Breme (now archaic), from Middle High German breme, from Old High German brema. The form brimissa did exist in Old High German, but both the phonetic development and the attestations prove that it is not the direct source of the modern word.

horsefly, breezefly, gadfly (fly of the family Tabanidae)


Dattel

de-noun

Dattel f (genitive Dattel, plural Datteln)

Dattel (genitive)
Datteln (plural)
Dattel (nominative singular)
Datteln (definite nominative plural)
Dattel (genitive singular)
Datteln (definite genitive plural)
Dattel (dative singular)
Datteln (dative definite plural)
Dattel (accusative singular)
Datteln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German datel, from older Italian dattilo, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, literally “finger”), a folk-etymological alteration of a Semitic word; compare Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel).


Dorsch

de-noun

Dorsch m (strong, genitive Dorsches or Dorschs, plural Dorsche)

Dorsches (genitive)
Dorschs (genitive)
Dorsche (plural)
Dorsch (nominative singular)
Dorsche (definite nominative plural)
Dorsches (genitive singular)
Dorschs (genitive singular)
Dorsche (definite genitive plural)
Dorsch (dative singular)
Dorsche (dative singular)
Dorschen (dative definite plural)
Dorsch (accusative singular)
Dorsche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.


Dotter

Dotter m (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)

Dotters (genitive)
Dotter (plural)
Dotter (nominative singular)
Dotter (definite nominative plural)
Dotters (genitive singular)
Dotter (definite genitive plural)
Dotter (dative singular)
Dottern (dative definite plural)
Dotter (accusative singular)
Dotter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German toter, tother, from Old High German totir, from Proto-West Germanic *dodr.

dodder (Cuscuta gen. et spp. and Camelina gen. et spp.)


Eidechse

Eidechse f (genitive Eidechse, plural Eidechsen, diminutive Eidechschen n)

Eidechse (genitive)
Eidechsen (plural)
Eidechschen (diminutive neuter)
Eidechse (nominative singular)
Eidechsen (definite nominative plural)
Eidechse (genitive singular)
Eidechsen (definite genitive plural)
Eidechse (dative singular)
Eidechsen (dative definite plural)
Eidechse (accusative singular)
Eidechsen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German eidehse, egdehse, egedehse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”).

a member of Lacertidae, the family of the wall lizards, or true lizards


Esche

de-proper noun

Esche n (proper noun, genitive Esches or (optionally with an article) Esche)

Esches (genitive)
Esche (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German esche f, asch m, from Old High German asca f, asc m, from Proto-West Germanic *ask.
The umlaut can be explained here from the plural of the masculine noun, though it may also be due to the secondary umlaut triggered by following -sch- which is found throughout western dialects of High German (compare Äsche, where this is probably the cause of the umlaut).


Esel

de-noun

Esel m (strong, genitive Esels, plural Esel, diminutive Eselchen n or Eselein n, feminine Eselin)

Esels (genitive)
Esel (plural)
Eselchen (diminutive neuter)
Eselein (diminutive neuter)
Eselin (feminine)
Esel (nominative singular)
Esel (definite nominative plural)
Esels (genitive singular)
Esel (definite genitive plural)
Esel (dative singular)
Eseln (dative definite plural)
Esel (accusative singular)
Esel (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: eesel (or from Middle Low German)

→ Lower Sorbian: ezel

→ Tok Pisin: esel

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from late Proto-West Germanic *asil, which is borrowed from Late Latin asellus.

wenn es dem Esel zu wohl ist, geht er aufs Eis tanzen

(figurative, chiefly with some adjective such as störrisch) a stubborn person


Falke

Falke m (weak, genitive Falken, plural Falken, diminutive Fälkchen n or Fälklein n, feminine Fälkin)

Falken (genitive)
Falken (plural)
Fälkchen (diminutive neuter)
Fälklein (diminutive neuter)
Fälkin (feminine)
Falke (nominative singular)
Falken (definite nominative plural)
Falken (genitive singular)
Falken (definite genitive plural)
Falken (dative singular)
Falken (dative definite plural)
Falken (accusative singular)
Falken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German valke, from Old High German falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô.


Farn

Farn m (strong, genitive Farnes or Farns, plural Farne)

Farnes (genitive)
Farns (genitive)
Farne (plural)
Farn (nominative singular)
Farne (definite nominative plural)
Farnes (genitive singular)
Farns (genitive singular)
Farne (definite genitive plural)
Farn (dative singular)
Farne (dative singular)
Farnen (dative definite plural)
Farn (accusative singular)
Farne (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German farn, from Old High German farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from *p(t)erH- (“fern”). Cognate with English fern, West Frisian fear, Dutch varen, Lithuanian spar̃nas, Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀 (par^əna), Kamkata-viri por, Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇá).


Feige

Feige (genitive)
Feigen (plural)
Feige (nominative singular)
Feigen (definite nominative plural)
Feige (genitive singular)
Feigen (definite genitive plural)
Feige (dative singular)
Feigen (dative definite plural)
Feige (accusative singular)
Feigen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Proto-West Germanic *fīgā (“fig”).


Fink

de-noun

Fink m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Finken or (colloquial) Finks, plural Finken)

Finken (genitive standard)
Finks (colloquial genitive)
Finken (plural)
Fink (nominative singular)
Finken (definite nominative plural)
Finken (Standard genitive singular)
Finks (colloquial genitive singular)
Finken (definite genitive plural)
Finken (Standard dative singular)
Fink (colloquial dative singular)
Finken (dative definite plural)
Finken (Standard accusative singular)
Fink (accusative colloquial singular)
Finken (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: vint

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German finco.


Pflaume

Pflaume f (genitive Pflaume, plural Pflaumen, diminutive Pfläumchen n)

Pflaume (genitive)
Pflaumen (plural)
Pfläumchen (diminutive neuter)
Pflaume (nominative singular)
Pflaumen (definite nominative plural)
Pflaume (genitive singular)
Pflaumen (definite genitive plural)
Pflaume (dative singular)
Pflaumen (dative definite plural)
Pflaume (accusative singular)
Pflaumen (accusative definite plural)

most speakers in northern and central Germany

From Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā (“plum”).


Flechte

Flechte f (genitive Flechte, plural Flechten)

Flechte (genitive)
Flechten (plural)
Flechte (nominative singular)
Flechten (definite nominative plural)
Flechte (genitive singular)
Flechten (definite genitive plural)
Flechte (dative singular)
Flechten (dative definite plural)
Flechte (accusative singular)
Flechten (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vlehte. Compare Dutch vlecht, Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰 (flahta).


Hafer

Hafer m (strong, genitive Hafers, plural Hafer)

Hafers (genitive)
Hafer (plural)
Hafer (nominative singular)
Hafer (definite nominative plural)
Hafers (genitive singular)
Hafer (definite genitive plural)
Hafer (dative singular)
Hafern (dative definite plural)
Hafer (accusative singular)
Hafer (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hafer, haber, hafere, habere, from Old High German habaro.
The modern consonantism is Central German (compare Middle Low German haver, havere and modern German Low German Haver, Hafer). The Upper German cognate form Haber is now obsolete in standard usage.


Galle

Inherited from Middle High German galle, from Proto-West Germanic *gallō, from Proto-Germanic *gallô. Cognate with Old English ġealla and Icelandic galli.


Geier

Geier m (strong, genitive Geiers, plural Geier)

Geiers (genitive)
Geier (plural)
Geier (nominative singular)
Geier (definite nominative plural)
Geiers (genitive singular)
Geier (definite genitive plural)
Geier (dative singular)
Geiern (dative definite plural)
Geier (accusative singular)
Geier (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.


Geiß

Geiß f (genitive Geiß, plural Geißen, diminutive Geißlein n)

Geiß (genitive)
Geißen (plural)
Geißlein (diminutive neuter)
Geiß (nominative singular)
Geißen (definite nominative plural)
Geiß (genitive singular)
Geißen (definite genitive plural)
Geiß (dative singular)
Geißen (dative definite plural)
Geiß (accusative singular)
Geißen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German and Old High German geiz, from Proto-West Germanic *gait.
Cognate with Dutch geit, English goat, Danish ged, Icelandic geit, Swedish get, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).


Gemüse

Gemüse n (strong, genitive Gemüses, plural Gemüse)

Gemüses (genitive)
Gemüse (plural)
Gemüse (nominative singular)
Gemüse (definite nominative plural)
Gemüses (genitive singular)
Gemüse (definite genitive plural)
Gemüse (dative singular)
Gemüsen (dative definite plural)
Gemüse (accusative singular)
Gemüse (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). Cognate to Bavarian Gmias, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.

der

Iss dein Gemüse!

(uncountable, countable) vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)


Gurke

de-noun

Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken, diminutive Gürkchen n or Gürklein n)

Gurke (genitive)
Gurken (plural)
Gürkchen (diminutive neuter)
Gürklein (diminutive neuter)
Gurke (nominative singular)
Gurken (definite nominative plural)
Gurke (genitive singular)
Gurken (definite genitive plural)
Gurke (dative singular)
Gurken (dative definite plural)
Gurke (accusative singular)
Gurken (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: kurk

→ Kashubian: gùrka

Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

der

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus#Translingual


Kauz

de-noun

Kauz m (strong, genitive Kauzes, plural Käuze)

Kauzes (genitive)
Käuze (plural)
Kauz (nominative singular)
Käuze (definite nominative plural)
Kauzes (genitive singular)
Käuze (definite genitive plural)
Kauz (dative singular)
Kauze (dative singular)
Käuzen (dative definite plural)
Kauz (accusative singular)
Käuze (accusative definite plural)

Inherited from Middle High German kūz, kūze, from Old High German *kūz, from Proto-Germanic *kūts (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”). Cognate with Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”). See kite.


Halfter

de-noun

Halfter n or m (strong, genitive Halfters, plural Halfter)

Halfters (genitive)
Halfter (plural)
Halfter (definite nominative singular)
Halfter (definite nominative plural)
Halfters (genitive singular)
Halfter (definite genitive plural)
Halfter (dative singular)
Halftern (dative definite plural)
Halfter (accusative definite singular)
Halfter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German halfter, Old High German halftra (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā.


Hammel

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


Huhn

de-noun

Huhn n (strong, genitive Huhnes or Huhns, plural Hühner, diminutive Hühnchen n or Hühnlein n)

Huhnes (genitive)
Huhns (genitive)
Hühner (plural)
Hühnchen (diminutive neuter)
Hühnlein (diminutive neuter)
Huhn (nominative singular)
Hühner (definite nominative plural)
Huhnes (genitive singular)
Huhns (genitive singular)
Hühner (definite genitive plural)
Huhn (dative singular)
Huhne (dative singular)
Hühnern (dative definite plural)
Huhn (accusative singular)
Hühner (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn. Compare Dutch hoen. See also German Henne.


Haselnuss

Haselnuss f (genitive Haselnuss, plural Haselnüsse, diminutive Haselnüsschen n or Haselnüsslein n)

Haselnuss (genitive)
Haselnüsse (plural)
Haselnüsschen (diminutive neuter)
Haselnüsslein (diminutive neuter)
Haselnuss (nominative singular)
Haselnüsse (definite nominative plural)
Haselnuss (genitive singular)
Haselnüsse (definite genitive plural)
Haselnuss (dative singular)
Haselnüssen (dative definite plural)
Haselnuss (accusative singular)
Haselnüsse (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German haselnuz, from Old High German hasalnuz. Analysable as Hasel + Nuss. Cognate with Dutch hazelnoot, English hazelnut.


Hasel

Hasel m (strong, genitive Hasels, plural Hasel)

Hasels (genitive)
Hasel (plural)
Hasel (nominative singular)
Hasel (definite nominative plural)
Hasels (genitive singular)
Hasel (definite genitive plural)
Hasel (dative singular)
Haseln (dative definite plural)
Hasel (accusative singular)
Hasel (accusative definite plural)

Inherited from Middle High German hasel, from Old High German hasala f.


Hengst

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).

Kaum ist deine Herzallerliebste aus dem Lande / Und du Hengst denkst längst an 'ne Andere

1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:

(colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man)


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.


Hering

Hering m (strong, genitive Heringes or Herings, plural Heringe)

Heringes (genitive)
Herings (genitive)
Heringe (plural)
Hering (nominative singular)
Heringe (definite nominative plural)
Heringes (genitive singular)
Herings (genitive singular)
Heringe (definite genitive plural)
Hering (dative singular)
Heringe (dative singular)
Heringen (dative definite plural)
Hering (accusative singular)
Heringe (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: heeringas

→ Hungarian: hering

→ Macedonian: харинга (haringa)

→ Romanian: hering

→ Serbo-Croatian: haringa

From Middle High German hærinc, herinc, from Old High German hārinc, herinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language.


Hermelin

Hermelin n (strong, genitive Hermelins, plural Hermeline)

Hermelins (genitive)
Hermeline (plural)
Hermelin (nominative singular)
Hermeline (definite nominative plural)
Hermelins (genitive singular)
Hermeline (definite genitive plural)
Hermelin (dative singular)
Hermelinen (dative definite plural)
Hermelin (accusative singular)
Hermeline (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hermelīn, from Old High German harmilī, diminutive of harmo (“ermine”), from Proto-Germanic *harmô. Cognates outside Germanic only in Latvian sermulis and Lithuanian šarmuõ, šermuõ.
The monophthong -i- in modern German (alongside obsolete Hermlein, Hermelein) as well as the final stress can be explained natively, as being from a non-diphthongising dialect on the one hand, and by comparing the irregular stress shift in such words as Holunder, Wacholder, lebendig on the other. However, it seems likely that both developments were reinforced by Romance words such as Italian ermellino, armellino, French hermine. The origin of these latter is contested; they are either borrowed from Germanic or go back to an unrelated Medieval Latin Armenius mūs (literally “Armenian mouse”).

der

Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea#Translingual


Hülse

Hülse (genitive)
Hülsen (plural)
Hülse (nominative singular)
Hülsen (definite nominative plural)
Hülse (genitive singular)
Hülsen (definite genitive plural)
Hülse (dative singular)
Hülsen (dative definite plural)
Hülse (accusative singular)
Hülsen (accusative definite plural)

Middle High German huls m, from Old High German hulis, huliz, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.


Imme

Imme (genitive)
Immen (plural)
Imme (nominative singular)
Immen (definite nominative plural)
Imme (genitive singular)
Immen (definite genitive plural)
Imme (dative singular)
Immen (dative definite plural)
Imme (accusative singular)
Immen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German imbe (“bee; swarm of bees”), from Old High German imbi (“swarm of bees”).

Ymmen

sense: bee; plural; Early New High German

Impen

sense: bee; plural; chiefly Early New High German

1758, E. A. W., "Beantwortung der Aufgabe, wie der junge Schwarm von der alten Imme heruntergebracht werden könne", in Hannov. nützl. Samml., quoted in Johann Georg Krünitz, Das Wesentlichste der Bienen-Geschichte und Bienen-Zucht für den Naturliebhaber, Landmann und Gelehrten, publ. by Joachim Pauli (1774), pages 181 and 182.
Der Hr. Verf. hält sich durch angestellte Versuche und vielfältige Erfahrung überzeugt, daß eine Imme, bei welcher der alte Weiser sich noch befindet, zum Schwärmen fertig ist, und doch nicht abfliegen will, badei keine andere Absicht habe, als daß sie vorher erst die Drohnenscheiben, aus welchen die Drohnen bereits ausgekommen sind, wieder mit neuen besetzen wolle, und daß man, diese ihre Absicht zu vereiteln, sich bemühen müsse, indem man das Gewirk, aus welchem die Drohnen entweder ganz, oder mehrentheils, ausgekrocken, wegschneidet oder herausreißet.

[…]wenn einem eine Imme (Bienenschwarm) entfleucht, […]

1990, Dr. Siegfried Anger, “Die Biene Im Volksglauben, Volksbrauch und Recht des alten Holstein”, in Die Neue Bienenzucht, page 14:

… when an Imme (swarm of bees) gets away, …


Kabeljau

de-noun

Kabeljau m (strong, genitive Kabeljaus, plural Kabeljaue)

Kabeljaus (genitive)
Kabeljaue (plural)
Kabeljau (nominative singular)
Kabeljaue (definite nominative plural)
Kabeljaus (genitive singular)
Kabeljaue (definite genitive plural)
Kabeljau (dative singular)
Kabeljauen (dative definite plural)
Kabeljau (accusative singular)
Kabeljaue (accusative definite plural)

Circa 1600, from Middle Low German kabbelouw (14th c.), from Middle Dutch cabbeliau, cabelliau (12th c.), from Old Dutch cabillau, possibly from Latin baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, with metathesis from/influenced by Basque bakailao (“cod”), Portuguese bacalhau (“cod”). The contemporary form was probably reinforced by modern Dutch kabeljauw against variants like Kabbelau, Kabliau.


Kieme

Kieme (genitive)
Kiemen (plural)
Kieme (nominative singular)
Kiemen (definite nominative plural)
Kieme (genitive singular)
Kiemen (definite genitive plural)
Kieme (dative singular)
Kiemen (dative definite plural)
Kieme (accusative singular)
Kiemen (accusative definite plural)

16th century, from Middle Low German kime, kimme. This is most plausibly an alteration of kiwe (“jawbone, gill”) after unrelated kimme (“slit, groove”), whence also German Kimme. The former pertains to kauen (“to chew”) and is cognate with Middle High German kiwe (“jawbone, gill”), Dutch kieuw (“gill”).

cog

Die Kiemen blutig noch vom Saugen an den roten großen Augen

1995, “Laichzeit”, performed by Rammstein:

The gills still bloody from sucking on the big red eyes

(usually in the plural) gill (fish organ)


Klappe

de-noun

Klappe f (genitive Klappe, plural Klappen)

Klappe (genitive)
Klappen (plural)
Klappe (nominative singular)
Klappen (definite nominative plural)
Klappe (genitive singular)
Klappen (definite genitive plural)
Klappe (dative singular)
Klappen (dative definite plural)
Klappe (accusative singular)
Klappen (accusative definite plural)

→ Turkish: klapa

From the verb klappen (“to flap, flip, fold”) and from Middle Low German klappe, kleppe and with influence of French clapet in technical meanings near “valve”.

flap, every technical or natural implement that is bound in front of something or a body part of someone or a beast to obstruct leakage or immissions in either direction and is removed under preintended conditions.

any technical piece of equipment bound in front of a beast to obstruct its movement or vision, as a muzzle or twitch or barnacle (tendentially a muzzle, while a twitch preferredly bears the form Kluppe or Knuppe)

Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata#Translingual

(obsolete) buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata); also Ziegenklappe and both as a plurale tantum


Klee

Klee m (strong, genitive Klees, no plural)

Klees (genitive)
Klee (nominative singular)
Klees (genitive singular)
Klee (dative singular)
Klee (accusative singular)

From Middle High German klee, from Old High German chlēo, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiw.


Steinbock

Steinbock m (strong, genitive Steinbockes or Steinbocks, plural Steinböcke)

Steinbockes (genitive)
Steinbocks (genitive)
Steinböcke (plural)
Steinbock (nominative singular)
Steinböcke (definite nominative plural)
Steinbockes (genitive singular)
Steinbocks (genitive singular)
Steinböcke (definite genitive plural)
Steinbock (dative singular)
Steinbocke (dative singular)
Steinböcken (dative definite plural)
Steinbock (accusative singular)
Steinböcke (accusative definite plural)

→ Italian: stambecco

From Middle High German steinboc, synchronically analyzed as Stein (“stone”) + Bock (“buck, ram”).


Krebs

Krebs m (strong, genitive Krebses, plural Krebse)

Krebses (genitive)
Krebse (plural)
Krebs (nominative singular)
Krebse (definite nominative plural)
Krebses (genitive singular)
Krebse (definite genitive plural)
Krebs (dative singular)
Krebse (dative singular)
Krebsen (dative definite plural)
Krebs (accusative singular)
Krebse (accusative definite plural)

→ Danish: krebs

→ German Low German: Krebs

→ Norwegian Bokmål: kreps

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kreps

→ Saterland Frisian: Krääps

→ Scanian: krævs

→ Yiddish: קרעבס (krebs)

From Middle High German krebz, krebez, krebeze, from Old High German crebiz, krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic *krabit, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”), see also Old Prussian gīrbin (“number”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбии (žrěbii, “lot, tallymark”), Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to scratch, etch”), Dutch kreeft.
The sense “cancer” is a semantic loan from Latin cancer. By metathesis from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”); applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.


Knäuel

de-noun

Knäuel n or m (strong, genitive Knäuels, plural Knäuel)

Knäuels (genitive)
Knäuel (plural)
Knäuel (definite nominative singular)
Knäuel (definite nominative plural)
Knäuels (genitive singular)
Knäuel (definite genitive plural)
Knäuel (dative singular)
Knäueln (dative definite plural)
Knäuel (accusative definite singular)
Knäuel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German *kniuwel (attested in the form knüel), dissimilation of kliuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, from Old High German kliuwa. Cognate with English clew.


Krähe

Krähe f (genitive Krähe, plural Krähen, feminine Krähin)

Krähe (genitive)
Krähen (plural)
Krähin (feminine)
Krähe (nominative singular)
Krähen (definite nominative plural)
Krähe (genitive singular)
Krähen (definite genitive plural)
Krähe (dative singular)
Krähen (dative definite plural)
Krähe (accusative singular)
Krähen (accusative definite plural)

used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland

From Middle High German krā, krāe, krawe, from Old High German krāwa, kraja, krāha, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to scream, cry, creak”).
Compare Dutch kraai, English crow, Plautdietsch Krauj.


Kranich

de-noun

Kranich m (strong, genitive Kranichs, plural Kraniche)

Kranichs (genitive)
Kraniche (plural)
Kranich (nominative singular)
Kraniche (definite nominative plural)
Kranichs (genitive singular)
Kraniche (definite genitive plural)
Kranich (dative singular)
Kranichen (dative definite plural)
Kranich (accusative singular)
Kraniche (accusative definite plural)

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


Kuckuck

Kuckuck m (strong, genitive Kuckucks, plural Kuckucke)

Kuckucks (genitive)
Kuckucke (plural)
Kuckuck (nominative singular)
Kuckucke (definite nominative plural)
Kuckucks (genitive singular)
Kuckucke (definite genitive plural)
Kuckuck (dative singular)
Kuckucken (dative definite plural)
Kuckuck (accusative singular)
Kuckucke (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kukkuk, kukuk, gugug; ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German Low German Kukuuk, Dutch koekoek, Middle English cukkuk, gokkouȝ (modern English cuckoo).

Cuculus canorus
Cuculus canorus#Translingual


Kürbis

Kürbis m (strong, genitive Kürbisses or Kürbis, plural Kürbisse)

Kürbisses (genitive)
Kürbis (genitive)
Kürbisse (plural)
Kürbis (nominative singular)
Kürbisse (definite nominative plural)
Kürbisses (genitive singular)
Kürbis (genitive singular)
Kürbisse (definite genitive plural)
Kürbis (dative singular)
Kürbisse (dative singular)
Kürbissen (dative definite plural)
Kürbis (accusative singular)
Kürbisse (accusative definite plural)

→ Latvian: ķirbis

From Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbit. Cognate with Luxembourgish Kürbis, Yiddish קירבעס (kirbes).

1850, Vorstand des Vereins von Alterthumsfreunden im Rheinlande (ed.), Erklärung eines antiken Sarkophags zu Trier, Bonn, page 7

wir finden aus dem alten Testamente: Abraham's Opfer, Pharao's Unterang im rothen Meere, Moses, der Wasser aus dem Felsen schlägt, Daniel in der Löwengrube und die drei Jünglinge im Feuerofen, Jonas, der vom Wallfische verschlungen wird, und aus demselben lebendig hervorgeht, und Jonas unter dem Kürbisse oder Epheu ruhend.

Naemaspora lateritia Fresen.

1850–1863, Georg Fresenius, Beiträge zur Mykologie, Frankfurt am Main, page 33

Gleichfalls auf dem Kürbisse sitzend in der grünen Schicht, zwischen der Epidermis und der blassen grosszelligen Schicht.

pumpkin, gourd, squash (any plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)


Linde

Linde (genitive)
Linden (plural)
Linde (nominative singular)
Linden (definite nominative plural)
Linde (genitive singular)
Linden (definite genitive plural)
Linde (dative singular)
Linden (dative definite plural)
Linde (accusative singular)
Linden (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German linde, linte, from Old High German linta, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu.

Auf ihrem Grab da steht eine Linde, / drin pfeifen die Vögel und Abendwinde, / und drunter sitzt, auf dem grünen Platz, / der Müllersknecht mit seinem Schatz.

1844, Heinrich Heine, “Tragödie III”, in Neue Gedichte:


Mütze

Mütze f (genitive Mütze, plural Mützen, diminutive Mützchen n or Mützlein n)

Mütze (genitive)
Mützen (plural)
Mützchen (diminutive neuter)
Mützlein (diminutive neuter)
Mütze (nominative singular)
Mützen (definite nominative plural)
Mütze (genitive singular)
Mützen (definite genitive plural)
Mütze (dative singular)
Mützen (dative definite plural)
Mütze (accusative singular)
Mützen (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: mùca

From Middle High German almuʒ, ultimately from Medieval Latin almutia (“hood, cowl”), of unknown origin. Compare Latin amictus (“clothed, veiled”).

bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant


Mehltau

Mehltau m (strong, genitive Mehltaus, no plural)

Mehltaus (genitive)
Mehltau (nominative singular)
Mehltaus (genitive singular)
Mehltau (dative singular)
Mehltau (accusative singular)

From Middle High German miltau, from Old High German miltau, from militou, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from Proto-Germanic *milidawwaz; equivalent to *mili (“honey”) + *dawwō (“dew”). The modern form through a secondary coincidence with Mehl (“flour”), which is due to the regular vocalic development in Low German and some dialects of Central German; compare Middle Low German mēldouwe, from Old Saxon milidou.


Mistel

Mistel f (genitive Mistel, plural Misteln)

Mistel (genitive)
Misteln (plural)
Mistel (nominative singular)
Misteln (definite nominative plural)
Mistel (genitive singular)
Misteln (definite genitive plural)
Mistel (dative singular)
Misteln (dative definite plural)
Mistel (accusative singular)
Misteln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German mistel f or m, from Old High German mistil m, from Proto-West Germanic *mistil, from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz m.


Möhre

Möhre f (genitive Möhre, plural Möhren, diminutive Möhrchen n)

Möhre (genitive)
Möhren (plural)
Möhrchen (diminutive neuter)
Möhre (nominative singular)
Möhren (definite nominative plural)
Möhre (genitive singular)
Möhren (definite genitive plural)
Möhre (dative singular)
Möhren (dative definite plural)
Möhre (accusative singular)
Möhren (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German morhe, morche, from Old High German morha, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with obsolete English more (“carrot, parsnip”).


Mohrrübe

Mohrrübe f (genitive Mohrrübe, plural Mohrrüben)

Mohrrübe (genitive)
Mohrrüben (plural)
Mohrrübe (nominative singular)
Mohrrüben (definite nominative plural)
Mohrrübe (genitive singular)
Mohrrüben (definite genitive plural)
Mohrrübe (dative singular)
Mohrrüben (dative definite plural)
Mohrrübe (accusative singular)
Mohrrüben (accusative definite plural)

[ˈmoː(ɐ̯)ˌʁyːbə]


Rübe

Rübe f (genitive Rübe, plural Rüben, diminutive Rübchen n)

Rübe (genitive)
Rüben (plural)
Rübchen (diminutive neuter)
Rübe (nominative singular)
Rüben (definite nominative plural)
Rübe (genitive singular)
Rüben (definite genitive plural)
Rübe (dative singular)
Rüben (dative definite plural)
Rübe (accusative singular)
Rüben (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rüebe, ruobe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-West Germanic *rōbijā.
Cognate with Middle Dutch roeve, Middle Low German rö̂ve (modern Rööv). Forms with back vowel in Upper German dialects are due to umlaut hindrance before labials, but Icelandic rófa, Danish roe, Swedish rova require a byform Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ. See also Latin rāpa, rāpum, Proto-Slavic *rěpa, etc., all meaning “beet, turnip”. An ablaut variant Proto-Germanic *rēbǭ underlies in Old High German rāba (if it is not from Latin).

a cover term for a variety of root vegetables including:


Nachtigall

Nachtigall f (genitive Nachtigall, plural Nachtigallen)

Nachtigall (genitive)
Nachtigallen (plural)
Nachtigall (nominative singular)
Nachtigallen (definite nominative plural)
Nachtigall (genitive singular)
Nachtigallen (definite genitive plural)
Nachtigall (dative singular)
Nachtigallen (dative definite plural)
Nachtigall (accusative singular)
Nachtigallen (accusative definite plural)

→ Saterland Frisian: Nachtigal

Inherited from Middle High German nahtegal, nahtegale, from Old High German nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā (literally “she who sings during the night”). Related with Nacht and gellen. Middle High German unstressed -eg- regularly yields modern -ig- (compare the suffix -ig and words like Bräutigam). Cognate with Dutch nachtegaal, English nightingale (which see for more).


Pfirsich

de-noun

Pfirsich m (strong, genitive Pfirsiches or Pfirsichs, plural Pfirsiche)

Pfirsiches (genitive)
Pfirsichs (genitive)
Pfirsiche (plural)
Pfirsich (nominative singular)
Pfirsiche (definite nominative plural)
Pfirsiches (genitive singular)
Pfirsichs (genitive singular)
Pfirsiche (definite genitive plural)
Pfirsich (dative singular)
Pfirsiche (dative singular)
Pfirsichen (dative definite plural)
Pfirsich (accusative singular)
Pfirsiche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German pfersich, from Old High German phersih, from Proto-West Germanic *persik (“peach”).


Rabe

Rabe m (weak, genitive Raben, plural Raben, diminutive Räbchen n or Räblein n, feminine (for the animal) Räbin)

Raben (genitive)
Raben (plural)
Räbchen (diminutive neuter)
Räblein (diminutive neuter)
Räbin (feminine)
Rabe (nominative singular)
Raben (definite nominative plural)
Raben (genitive singular)
Raben (definite genitive plural)
Raben (dative singular)
Raben (dative definite plural)
Raben (accusative singular)
Raben (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabō, from Proto-Germanic *hrabô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. See also Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.
Compare Low German Raav, Dutch raaf, West Frisian, English raven, Danish ravn.


Qualle

Qualle f (genitive Qualle, plural Quallen)

Qualle (genitive)
Quallen (plural)
Qualle (nominative singular)
Quallen (definite nominative plural)
Qualle (genitive singular)
Quallen (definite genitive plural)
Qualle (dative singular)
Quallen (dative definite plural)
Qualle (accusative singular)
Quallen (accusative definite plural)

16th century, from Middle Low German *qualle. Compare modern Low German Quall, Dutch kwal (17th c.). In spite of the earlier High German attestation, the Low German origin is agreed upon for both natural and dialectological reasons. Probably from quellen (like etymology 2 below). However, an alternative theory derives it from a word for “curdled, coagulated”, from Middle Low German quagel (“rennet”), from Old Saxon quagul, from Latin coagulum.


Roggen

Roggen m (strong, genitive Roggens, plural Roggen)

Roggens (genitive)
Roggen (plural)
Roggen (nominative singular)
Roggen (definite nominative plural)
Roggens (genitive singular)
Roggen (definite genitive plural)
Roggen (dative singular)
Roggen (dative definite plural)
Roggen (accusative singular)
Roggen (accusative definite plural)

From a German Low German form of classical Rocken.


Rebhuhn

Rebhuhn n (strong, genitive Rebhuhnes or Rebhuhns, plural Rebhühner)

Rebhuhnes (genitive)
Rebhuhns (genitive)
Rebhühner (plural)
Rebhuhn (nominative singular)
Rebhühner (definite nominative plural)
Rebhuhnes (genitive singular)
Rebhuhns (genitive singular)
Rebhühner (definite genitive plural)
Rebhuhn (dative singular)
Rebhuhne (dative singular)
Rebhühnern (dative definite plural)
Rebhuhn (accusative singular)
Rebhühner (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rëphuon, from Old High German rebhuon, rebahuon, cognate to or adapted from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”) which see for related terms.

Perdix perdix
Perdix perdix#Translingual

partridge (Perdix; any bird of the genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges') (Chiefly used in plural.)


Rappe

Rappe m (weak, genitive Rappen, plural Rappen)

Rappen (genitive)
Rappen (plural)
Rappe (nominative singular)
Rappen (definite nominative plural)
Rappen (genitive singular)
Rappen (definite genitive plural)
Rappen (dative singular)
Rappen (dative definite plural)
Rappen (accusative singular)
Rappen (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: rap


Reh

Reh n (strong, genitive Rehes or Rehs, plural Rehe, diminutive Rehchen n or Rehlein n)

Rehes (genitive)
Rehs (genitive)
Rehe (plural)
Rehchen (diminutive neuter)
Rehlein (diminutive neuter)
Reh (nominative singular)
Rehe (definite nominative plural)
Rehes (genitive singular)
Rehs (genitive singular)
Rehe (definite genitive plural)
Reh (dative singular)
Rehe (dative singular)
Rehen (dative definite plural)
Reh (accusative singular)
Rehe (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rē, rēch, from Old High German rēh, rēho, from Proto-West Germanic *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą. More at roe.

Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus#Translingual

roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus)


Reiher

Reiher m (strong, genitive Reihers, plural Reiher)

Reihers (genitive)
Reiher (plural)
Reiher (nominative singular)
Reiher (definite nominative plural)
Reihers (genitive singular)
Reiher (definite genitive plural)
Reiher (dative singular)
Reihern (dative definite plural)
Reiher (accusative singular)
Reiher (accusative definite plural)

→ Saterland Frisian: Raier


Sattel

Sattel m (strong, genitive Sattels, plural Sättel)

Sattels (genitive)
Sättel (plural)
Sattel (nominative singular)
Sättel (definite nominative plural)
Sattels (genitive singular)
Sättel (definite genitive plural)
Sattel (dative singular)
Sätteln (dative definite plural)
Sattel (accusative singular)
Sättel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German satel, from Old High German satal, from Proto-West Germanic *sadul, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz. Cognate with Old Norse sǫðull, Old English sadol, Dutch zadel, English saddle.

(music, lutherie) nut of a string instrument (supporting strings at the head end)


Schabe

Schabe f (genitive Schabe, plural Schaben)

Schabe (genitive)
Schaben (plural)
Schabe (nominative singular)
Schaben (definite nominative plural)
Schabe (genitive singular)
Schaben (definite genitive plural)
Schabe (dative singular)
Schaben (dative definite plural)
Schabe (accusative singular)
Schaben (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German schabe (“scraper, chaff, moulding; moth, cockroach”), from Old High German scaba (“scraper, plane”), from Proto-Germanic *skabō (“scraper”).
Cognate with Dutch schaaf (“plane”). Also related to German Low German Schabbe (“mange, scabies”), English scab.


Schere

de-noun

Schere f (genitive Schere, plural Scheren)

Schere (genitive)
Scheren (plural)
Schere (nominative singular)
Scheren (definite nominative plural)
Schere (genitive singular)
Scheren (definite genitive plural)
Schere (dative singular)
Scheren (dative definite plural)
Schere (accusative singular)
Scheren (accusative definite plural)

Schäre (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

From Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, plural of scār, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran. The spelling with -e- (instead of Schäre) is East Central German, probably reinforced by the related verb scheren (“to shear”). Cognate with Dutch schaar, English shears.

Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen?

Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?


Schneide

Schneide f (genitive Schneide, plural Schneiden)

Schneide (genitive)
Schneiden (plural)
Schneide (nominative singular)
Schneiden (definite nominative plural)
Schneide (genitive singular)
Schneiden (definite genitive plural)
Schneide (dative singular)
Schneiden (dative definite plural)
Schneide (accusative singular)
Schneiden (accusative definite plural)

Vilamovian: šnajd


Schnepfe

Schnepfe f (genitive Schnepfe, plural Schnepfen)

Schnepfe (genitive)
Schnepfen (plural)
Schnepfe (nominative singular)
Schnepfen (definite nominative plural)
Schnepfe (genitive singular)
Schnepfen (definite genitive plural)
Schnepfe (dative singular)
Schnepfen (dative definite plural)
Schnepfe (accusative singular)
Schnepfen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German snepfe, from Old High German snepfa, from the root of Schnabel (“beak, pecker”). Related to Icelandic mýrisnípa.


Scholle

Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen)

16th century, from Middle Low German scholle. Probably from figurative use of etymology 1.


Schopf

Schopf m (strong, genitive Schopfes or Schopfs, plural Schöpfe)

Schopfes (genitive)
Schopfs (genitive)
Schöpfe (plural)
Schopf (nominative singular)
Schöpfe (definite nominative plural)
Schopfes (genitive singular)
Schopfs (genitive singular)
Schöpfe (definite genitive plural)
Schopf (dative singular)
Schopfe (dative singular)
Schöpfen (dative definite plural)
Schopf (accusative singular)
Schöpfe (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German schopf, akin to Old High German scuft, from Proto-West Germanic *skuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).


Schwan

de-noun

Schwan m (strong or mixed, genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or (archaic) Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n or Schwänlein n, feminine Schwänin)

Schwans (genitive)
Schwanes (genitive)
Schwäne (plural)
Schwanen (archaic plural)
Schwänchen (diminutive neuter)
Schwänlein (diminutive neuter)
Schwänin (feminine)
Schwan (nominative singular)
Schwäne (definite nominative plural)
Schwanen (archaic definite nominative plural)
Schwans (genitive singular)
Schwanes (genitive singular)
Schwäne (definite genitive plural)
Schwanen (archaic definite genitive plural)
Schwan (dative singular)
Schwane (dative singular)
Schwänen (dative definite plural)
Schwanen (archaic dative definite plural)
Schwan (accusative singular)
Schwäne (accusative definite plural)
Schwanen (accusative archaic definite plural)

→ Lower Sorbian: šwon

→ Luxembourgish: Schwan

From Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).
Compare Low German Swaan, Dutch zwaan, English swan, Swedish svan.


Spatz

de-noun

Spatz m (weak or mixed, genitive Spatzen or Spatzes, plural Spatzen)

Spatzen (genitive)
Spatzes (genitive)
Spatzen (plural)
Spatz (nominative singular)
Spatzen (definite nominative plural)
Spatzen (genitive singular)
Spatzes (genitive singular)
Spatzen (definite genitive plural)
Spatzen (dative singular)
Spatz (dative singular)
Spatze (dative singular)
Spatzen (dative definite plural)
Spatzen (accusative singular)
Spatz (accusative singular)
Spatzen (accusative definite plural)

→ Luxembourgish: Spatz

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. Compare Sperling.

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual

(ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)


Sperling

Sperling m (strong, genitive Sperlings, plural Sperlinge)

Sperlings (genitive)
Sperlinge (plural)
Sperling (nominative singular)
Sperlinge (definite nominative plural)
Sperlings (genitive singular)
Sperlinge (definite genitive plural)
Sperling (dative singular)
Sperlingen (dative definite plural)
Sperling (accusative singular)
Sperlinge (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German sperili(n)g, derived from sparo.
Within High German, Sperling was north-eastern versus southern and western Spatz (western also Müsche, cf. Dutch mus, which was not standardised and has now been replaced with Spatz). Sperling was reinforced by Middle Low German sperlinc.

(especially northern and eastern) sparrow


Spinat

Spinat m (strong, genitive Spinates or Spinats, plural Spinate)

Spinates (genitive)
Spinats (genitive)
Spinate (plural)
Spinat (nominative singular)
Spinate (definite nominative plural)
Spinates (genitive singular)
Spinats (genitive singular)
Spinate (definite genitive plural)
Spinat (dative singular)
Spinate (dative singular)
Spinaten (dative definite plural)
Spinat (accusative singular)
Spinate (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: szpinat

desctree

→ Russian: шпинат (špinat)
→ Bashkir: шпинат (şpinat)

desc

шпинат / špìnāt

→ Serbo-Croatian: шпинат / špìnāt

→ Ukrainian: шпина́т (špynát)


Strauß

de-noun

Strauß m (strong or weak, genitive Straußes or (dated) Straußen, plural Strauße or (dated) Straußen)

Straußes (genitive)
Straußen (dated genitive)
Strauße (plural)
Straußen (dated plural)
Strauß (nominative singular)
Strauße (definite nominative plural)
Straußen (dated definite nominative plural)
Straußes (genitive singular)
Straußen (dated genitive singular)
Strauße (definite genitive plural)
Straußen (dated definite genitive plural)
Strauß (dative singular)
Strauße (dative singular)
Straußen (dated dative singular)
Straußen (dative definite plural)
Strauß (accusative singular)
Straußen (accusative dated singular)
Strauße (accusative definite plural)
Straußen (accusative dated definite plural)

Inherited from Middle High German strūz, strūze, from Old High German strūz, borrowed from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


Karpfen

Karpfen m (strong, genitive Karpfens, plural Karpfen, diminutive Kärpfchen n or Kärpflein n)

Karpfens (genitive)
Karpfen (plural)
Kärpfchen (diminutive neuter)
Kärpflein (diminutive neuter)
Karpfen (nominative singular)
Karpfen (definite nominative plural)
Karpfens (genitive singular)
Karpfen (definite genitive plural)
Karpfen (dative singular)
Karpfen (dative definite plural)
Karpfen (accusative singular)
Karpfen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German karpfe, from Old High German karpho. The Central German form Karpe(n) was widespread in earlier modern German (well into the 19th century and well into Upper German territory). This may be a reason why the form has not been simplified to *Karfen, it being the only word in modern standard German in which -rpf- has not been simplified to -rf-. Further origin unsettled; compare English carp for more.


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).


Trüffel

de-noun

Trüffel (traditional) f (genitive Trüffel, plural Trüffeln)

Trüffel (colloquial, now standard) m (strong, genitive Trüffels, plural Trüffel)

Trüffel (genitive)
Trüffeln (plural)
Trüffels (genitive)
Trüffel (plural)
Trüffel (nominative singular)
Trüffeln (definite nominative plural)
Trüffel (genitive singular)
Trüffeln (definite genitive plural)
Trüffel (dative singular)
Trüffeln (dative definite plural)
Trüffel (accusative singular)
Trüffeln (accusative definite plural)
Trüffel (nominative singular)
Trüffel (definite nominative plural)
Trüffels (genitive singular)
Trüffel (definite genitive plural)
Trüffel (dative singular)
Trüffeln (dative definite plural)
Trüffel (accusative singular)
Trüffel (accusative definite plural)

→ Hungarian: trüffel

→ Luxembourgish: Trüffel

desctree

→ Russian: трюфель (trjufelʹ)
→ Armenian: տրյուֆել (tryufel)


Tabak

de-noun

Tabak m (strong, genitive Tabaks, plural Tabake)

Tabaks (genitive)
Tabake (plural)
Tabak (nominative singular)
Tabake (definite nominative plural)
Tabaks (genitive singular)
Tabake (definite genitive plural)
Tabak (dative singular)
Tabaken (dative definite plural)
Tabak (accusative singular)
Tabake (accusative definite plural)

16th century, from Spanish tabaco, in part through French tabac.


Gewächs

Gewächs n (strong, genitive Gewächses, plural Gewächse)

Gewächses (genitive)
Gewächse (plural)
Gewächs (nominative singular)
Gewächse (definite nominative plural)
Gewächses (genitive singular)
Gewächse (definite genitive plural)
Gewächs (dative singular)
Gewächse (dative singular)
Gewächsen (dative definite plural)
Gewächs (accusative singular)
Gewächse (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gewehse, variant of commoner gewahs. Collective formation from the root of wachsen (“to grow”). Compare Dutch gewas.

(figurative) a person who has been raised in a given region or educated in a given institution, especially a young talent


Tatze

Tatze (genitive)
Tatzen (plural)
Tatze (nominative singular)
Tatzen (definite nominative plural)
Tatze (genitive singular)
Tatzen (definite genitive plural)
Tatze (dative singular)
Tatzen (dative definite plural)
Tatze (accusative singular)
Tatzen (accusative definite plural)

→? Swedish: tass
→ Finnish: tassu

From Middle High German tatze, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to tappen (“to pad, walk softly”). Or, a children's slang/imitative word (lautmalend).

onomatopoeic

imitative


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.


Tulpe

Tulpe f (genitive Tulpe, plural Tulpen, diminutive Tülpchen n)

Tulpe (genitive)
Tulpen (plural)
Tülpchen (diminutive neuter)
Tulpe (nominative singular)
Tulpen (definite nominative plural)
Tulpe (genitive singular)
Tulpen (definite genitive plural)
Tulpe (dative singular)
Tulpen (dative definite plural)
Tulpe (accusative singular)
Tulpen (accusative definite plural)

→ Estonian: tulp

→ Kashubian: tëlpa

→ Latvian: tulpe

→ Lithuanian: tulpė

Borrowed from Dutch tulp, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend), from Persian دلبند (dolband). Doublet of Tulipan.

a glass for mainly wine likened in form to a tulip

(colloquial, dated) someone of a rare demeanour

someone of a rare demeanour
a fickle girl


Tüte

Tüte f (genitive Tüte, plural Tüten, diminutive Tütchen n)

Tüte (genitive)
Tüten (plural)
Tütchen (diminutive neuter)
Tüte (nominative singular)
Tüten (definite nominative plural)
Tüte (genitive singular)
Tüten (definite genitive plural)
Tüte (dative singular)
Tüten (dative definite plural)
Tüte (accusative singular)
Tüten (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”). Cognate with English tote (“bag”), Dutch tuit (“spout”). Further origin unknown, though has been suggested to be part of a sound-symbolic family of words including Zitze (“teat”).

(Germany, especially eastern regions) Short for Eistüte (“ice cream cone”).


Ulme

Ulme (genitive)
Ulmen (plural)
Ulme (nominative singular)
Ulmen (definite nominative plural)
Ulme (genitive singular)
Ulmen (definite genitive plural)
Ulme (dative singular)
Ulmen (dative definite plural)
Ulme (accusative singular)
Ulmen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German elm, from Old High German elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm (“elm”).


Veilchen

Veilchen n (strong, genitive Veilchens, plural Veilchen)

Veilchens (genitive)
Veilchen (plural)
Veilchen (nominative singular)
Veilchen (definite nominative plural)
Veilchens (genitive singular)
Veilchen (definite genitive plural)
Veilchen (dative singular)
Veilchen (dative definite plural)
Veilchen (accusative singular)
Veilchen (accusative definite plural)

Diminutive of obsolete Vei(e)l, from Middle High German vīel, vīol, from Old High German fīol, from Latin viola. Doublet of Viole and Viola.


Wachtel

Wachtel f (genitive Wachtel, plural Wachteln)

Wachtel (genitive)
Wachteln (plural)
Wachtel (nominative singular)
Wachteln (definite nominative plural)
Wachtel (genitive singular)
Wachteln (definite genitive plural)
Wachtel (dative singular)
Wachteln (dative definite plural)
Wachtel (accusative singular)
Wachteln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German wachtel, wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, wahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”).


Wallach

Wallach m (strong, genitive Wallaches or Wallachs, plural Wallache)

Wallaches (genitive)
Wallachs (genitive)
Wallache (plural)
Wallach (nominative singular)
Wallache (definite nominative plural)
Wallaches (genitive singular)
Wallachs (genitive singular)
Wallache (definite genitive plural)
Wallach (dative singular)
Wallache (dative singular)
Wallachen (dative definite plural)
Wallach (accusative singular)
Wallache (accusative definite plural)

→ Swedish: valack

→ Finnish: valakka

→ Ukrainian: валах (valax)

From Middle Low German wallache, borrowed in Prussia/Baltics from older Russian волох (volox), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Compare Polish wałach, which is also a borrowing from East Slavic. The Slavic word means “Romance speaker”, especially one of Romania, i.e. a Wallachian or Vlach. Wallachian herdsmen are credited with having invented a new form of castration.