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Eichhörnchen
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German
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Etymology
de :af Eichhorn -chen
de gmw-pro gem-pro 1
From de Eichhorn squirrel -chen diminutive suffix, folk etymology based on de Eiche and de Horn, but actually from de gmh eichurne, from de goh eihhorno, from de gmw-pro *aikwernō.
Cognate with nl eekhoorn, nl eekhoorntje, fy iikhoarntsje, enm aquerne, da egern, nb ekorn, sv ekorre, is íkorni. Possibly related to ang ācol frightened.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən/
de De-Eichhörnchen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Eichhörnchen.ogg
de Eich hörn chen
Noun
n
squirrel in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris species
de Eichhorn Eichkätzchen
de Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens The Secret of the Blue Squirrel
Declension
n
Related terms
de Grauhörnchen Hörnchen Streifenhörnchen
References
Further reading
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