Pelikan

See also: pelikan, Pelikán, and pelikán

English

Etymology

From Czech Pelikán or German Pelikan.

Proper noun

Pelikan (plural Pelikans)

  1. A surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms
  • Pelekan (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus, pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάνος (pelekános).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːliˌkaːn/
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Noun

Pelikan m (strong, genitive Pelikans, plural Pelikane)

  1. pelican

Declension
Declension of Pelikan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pelikan die Pelikane
genitive eines des Pelikans der Pelikane
dative einem dem Pelikan den Pelikanen
accusative einen den Pelikan die Pelikane

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Braunpelikan
  • Brillenpelikan
  • Graupelikan
  • Krauskopfpelikan
  • Nashornpelikan
  • Rosapelikan
  • Rötelpelikan

Further reading
  • “Pelikan” in Duden online
  • “Pelikan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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