Eichhörnchen
German edit
Etymology edit
Eichhorn + -chen, diminutive of Eichhorn, folk etymology based on Eiche and Horn, but actually from Middle High German eichurne, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.
Cognate with Old English acol (“frightened”),[1][2] also Dutch eekhoorn, eekhoorntje, West Frisian iikhoarntsje, Middle English aquerne, Danish egern, Norwegian Bokmål ekorn, Swedish ekorre, Icelandic íkorni.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Eichhörnchen n (strong, genitive Eichhörnchens, plural Eichhörnchen)
- squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)
- Synonym: Eichhorn
- Das Geheimnis des blauen Eichhörnchens
- The Secret of the Blue Squirrel
Declension edit
Declension of Eichhörnchen [neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
- ^ “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Further reading edit
- “Eichhörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eichhörnchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Eichhörnchen” in Duden online
- Eichhörnchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de