Kranich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kranech, from Old High German chranuh, from Proto-West Germanic *kranuk, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kranô (“crane”).

Ein Kranich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁaːnɪç/

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Noun

Kranich m (strong, genitive Kranichs, plural Kraniche)

1. crane (bird of the family Gruidae)
2. (astronomy) Grus (star constellation)

Declension

Declension of Kranich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kranich	die	Kraniche
genitive	eines	des	Kranichs	der	Kraniche
dative	einem	dem	Kranich	den	Kranichen
accusative	einen	den	Kranich	die	Kraniche

Related terms

• Kran

Further reading

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