"Erdferkel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈeːrtˌfɛrkəl/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁ.kl̩], [ˈʔɛɐ̯tˌfɛɐ̯.kl̩] Audio: De-Erdferkel.ogg
Etymology: From Erde (“earth”) + Ferkel (“piglet”), after South African Dutch aardvarken. First described in German by Peter Kolbe in 1719, who called it Erdschwein, a more literal calque. The form Erdferkel uses a word that is cognate with Dutch varken (“pig”) but has a slightly different sense. Etymology templates: {{af|de|Erde|Ferkel|t1=earth|t2=piglet}} Erde (“earth”) + Ferkel (“piglet”), {{cal|de|nl|aardvarken|notext=1}} Dutch aardvarken, {{m+|nl|varken|t=pig}} Dutch varken (“pig”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Erdferkel n (strong, genitive Erdferkels, plural Erdferkel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Erdferkels [genitive], Erdferkel [plural], strong [table-tags], Erdferkel [nominative, singular], Erdferkel [definite, nominative, plural], Erdferkels [genitive, singular], Erdferkel [definite, genitive, plural], Erdferkel [dative, singular], Erdferkeln [dative, definite, plural], Erdferkel [accusative, singular], Erdferkel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. aardvark, earth pig Wikipedia link: Peter Kolbe Tags: neuter, strong Categories (lifeform): African insectivores
    Sense id: en-Erdferkel-de-noun-LSf2r9bi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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