Eichhörnchen

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German

Eichhörnchen

Etymology

Eichhorn +‎ -chen, diminutive of Eichhorn, folk etymology based on Eiche and Horn, but actually from Middle High German eichurne, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.

Cognate with Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian Bokmål ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni. Possibly related to Old English ācol (“frightened”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
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  • Hyphenation: Eich‧hörn‧chen

Noun

Eichhörnchen n (strong, genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)

  1. squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
    Synonym: Eichhorn
    Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
    The Secret of the Blue Squirrel

Declension

Declension of Eichhörnchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eichhörnchen die Eichhörnchen
genitive eines des Eichhörnchens der Eichhörnchen
dative einem dem Eichhörnchen den Eichhörnchen
accusative ein das Eichhörnchen die Eichhörnchen

References

  1. ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
  2. ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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