Eichhörnchen
German
Etymology
Diminutive of Eichhorn, folk etymology based on Eiche and Horn, but actually from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *aig- (“move quickly”), cognate with Old English acol (“frightened”), and Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”).[1][2] Compare Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): / ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
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Noun
Eichhörnchen n (genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)
- squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
- Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
- The Secret of the Blue Squirrel
Declension
Declension of Eichhörnchen
| 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 |
Synonyms
Related terms
- Grauhörnchen
- Hörnchen
References
- Eichhörnchen in Duden online
- “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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