Pferch

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pferrich, from Old High German pherrich (“fence, enclosure”), from Proto-West Germanic *parrik (“fence, enclosure”).

Akin to Old English pearruc (“enclosure, paddock, fence”), Old Norse parrak (“enclosure, pond”), Old French parc. German Park is a doublet. See English park and paddock for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pfɛrç/
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Noun

Pferch m (strong, genitive Pferches or Pferchs, plural Pferche)

  1. a small, fenced-in plot of land, usually for livestock; a pen; a fold

Declension

Declension of Pferch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pferch die Pferche
genitive eines des Pferches, Pferchs der Pferche
dative einem dem Pferch, Pferche1 den Pferchen
accusative einen den Pferch die Pferche

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Pferch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pferch” in Duden online
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