Specht

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɛçt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt
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Noun

Specht m (strong, genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte)

  1. (generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
  2. (specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)

Declension

Declension of Specht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Specht die Spechte
genitive eines des Spechtes, Spechts der Spechte
dative einem dem Specht, Spechte1 den Spechten
accusative einen den Specht die Spechte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Specht m (plural Spechten)

  1. woodpecker
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