Lurch

See also: lurch

German

Etymology

From German Low German Lork (“toad”), of unkown origin. The form Lurch (also obsolete Lorch) through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the phonetics of standard German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lʊʁç/, [lʊʁç], [lʊɐ̯ç]
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Noun

Lurch m (genitive Lurchs or Lurches, plural Lurche)

  1. (biology) amphibian

Declension
Declension of Lurch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lurch die Lurche
genitive eines des Lurches,
Lurchs		 der Lurche
dative einem dem Lurch,
Lurche1		 den Lurchen
accusative einen den Lurch die Lurche
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Froschlurch
  • Schwanzlurch
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