Specht

See also: specht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpɛçt/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

Specht m (genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte)

(generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
(specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)

Declension

Declension of Specht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Specht	die	Spechte
genitive	eines	des	Spechtes, Spechts	der	Spechte
dative	einem	dem	Specht, Spechte¹	den	Spechten
accusative	einen	den	Specht	die	Spechte

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Blauspecht
Buntspecht
Dreizehenspecht
Goldspecht
Grauspecht
Grünspecht
Helmspecht
Kleinspecht
Mauerspecht
Mittelspecht
Rotspecht
Schluckspecht
Schwarzbauchspecht
Schwarzspecht
Spechtmeise
Weißrückenspecht
Weißspecht
Zwergspecht

Proper noun

Specht m or f (genitive Spechts)

A surname.

Further reading

Specht in Duden online

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