Gänserich

German

Etymology

From Gans (“goose”) and/or Ganser (“gander”) +‎ -rich (male suffix), by analogy with Enterich (which see). Compare Dutch ganzerik (“gander”), which is modelled after the German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnzəʁɪç/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Gän‧se‧rich

Noun

Gänserich m (strong, genitive Gänserichs, plural Gänseriche)

gander (male goose)
Synonym: Ganter

Declension

Declension of Gänserich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gänserich	die	Gänseriche
genitive	eines	des	Gänserichs	der	Gänseriche
dative	einem	dem	Gänserich	den	Gänserichen
accusative	einen	den	Gänserich	die	Gänseriche

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