Lerche
See also: lerche
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lē̆rche, Old High German lērahha. Cognate with Old English lāwrice, Dutch leeuwerik, English lark.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lerche f (genitive Lerche, plural Lerchen)
- lark (bird of the family Alaudidae)
- (chronobiology) a human who goes to bed early and rises early
- Antonym: Eule
Declension edit
Declension of Lerche [feminine]
Hyponyms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Lerche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891