Truthahn

German

Etymology

Compound of trut + Hahn (“rooster”). The first element is either imitative of the turkey’s call to its young (cf. the etymology of Pute) or alternatively from Middle Low German drōten (“threaten”), improperly adapted to High German, in reference to the male Turkey’s aggressive-seeming behaviour.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁuːtˌhaːn/
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Noun

Truthahn m (genitive Truthahns or Truthahnes, plural Truthähne, feminine Truthenne)

  1. male turkey

Usage notes
  • There are two independant sets of synonyms for the “turkey”: Truthuhn (species), Truthahn (male), Truthenne (female) versus Pute (species and female), Puter (male). The commonest use is Pute for the species and female, but Truthahn for the male.

Declension
Declension of Truthahn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Truthahn die Truthähne
genitive eines des Truthahnes,
Truthahns		 der Truthähne
dative einem dem Truthahn,
Truthahne1		 den Truthähnen
accusative einen den Truthahn die Truthähne
1Now uncommon, see notes

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References
  1. “Truthahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. Truthahn in Duden online
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