Eichhörnchen
German
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 Old English acol (“frightened”),[1][2] also Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian Bokmål ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Eich‧hörn‧chen
Noun
Eichhörnchen n (strong, genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)
- squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
- Synonym: Eichhorn
- Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
- The Secret of the Blue Squirrel
Declension
Declension of Eichhörnchen [neuter, strong]
| 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 |
Related terms
- Grauhörnchen
- Hörnchen
- Streifenhörnchen
References
- “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
- “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Further reading
- “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eichhörnchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
Eichhörnchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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