Specht

See also: specht

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

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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