Belche

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German belche, from Old High German belihha f, belihho m, from Proto-West Germanic *balikō, from Proto-Germanic *balikô (“coot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white; to shine, gleam”). Cognate with Old Saxon beliko (“coot”), Latin fulica (“coot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen)

  1. (Southern Germany, Switzerland) coot
    Synonym: Blässhuhn

Declension

Declension of Belche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Belche die Belchen
genitive einer der Belche der Belchen
dative einer der Belche den Belchen
accusative eine die Belche die Belchen

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from German Belgien.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpelçə/
    • Rhymes: -elçə
    • Syllabification: Bel‧che

    Proper noun

    Belche n

    1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

    See also

    countries in Europe: ëuropäische Land (appendix)edit

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Belche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 1
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