See also: specht

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɛçt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt
  • (file)

Noun edit

Specht m (strong, genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte)

  1. (generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
  2. (specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)

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Proper noun edit

Specht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechts or (with an article) Specht, feminine genitive Specht, plural Spechts)

  1. a surname

Further reading edit

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Specht m (plural Spechten)

  1. woodpecker