Auerhuhn
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German ûr-han, from Old High German ūr-huon (variant of orre-huon), from Proto-West Germanic *ūrʀahōn, from a compound of the Proto-Germanic elements *urzô (“black grouse ~ capercaillie”) + *hōną (“hen”) (see Huhn), literally "grouse-hen", referring to the bird's call. The first element, which is cognate with Swedish orre and Faroese orri, is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wérsō (“virile, male; male livestock animal, bull calf”). Cognate with German Low German Urhane and Dutch woerhaan (< *worʀahanō).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Auerhuhn n (strong, genitive Auerhuhnes or Auerhuhns, plural Auerhühner)
Declension
Declension of Auerhuhn
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Auerhuhn | die | Auerhühner |
| genitive | eines | des | Auerhuhnes, Auerhuhns | der | Auerhühner |
| dative | einem | dem | Auerhuhn, Auerhuhne1 | den | Auerhühnern |
| accusative | ein | das | Auerhuhn | die | Auerhühner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: auerhoen