Eisvogel

German

Eisvogel

Etymology

From Middle High German īsvogel, from Old High German īsfogal; compare Dutch ijsvogel, Icelandic ísfugl. By surface analysis, Eis +‎ Vogel. The former stem, however, is considered to be a variant of Eisen (Old High German īsarn), most likely referring to the green-blue upperparts with pale azure-blue back and rump of the adult bird.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Eisvogel m (strong, genitive Eisvogels, plural Eisvögel)

1. kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)

Declension

Declension of Eisvogel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eisvogel	die	Eisvögel
genitive	eines	des	Eisvogels	der	Eisvögel
dative	einem	dem	Eisvogel	den	Eisvögeln
accusative	einen	den	Eisvogel	die	Eisvögel

Eisvogel

Related terms

• Wasservogel
• Singvogel
• Wintervogel

Further reading

• “Eisvogel” in Duden online
• “Eisvogel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache