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Belche

German edit

Etymology edit

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”).

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Noun edit

Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen)

  1. coot
    Synonym: Blässhuhn

Declension edit

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 edit

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

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Proper noun edit

Belche n

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

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