German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German mêwe, mêve, from Old Saxon *mēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwā, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Cognate with German Low German Mööv, Meev, Dutch meeuw, English mew, Old Norse már.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːvə/
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  • Hyphenation: Mö‧we

Noun

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Möwe f (genitive Möwe, plural Möwen, diminutive Möwchen n)

  1. gull, seagull

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Yiddish: מעווע (meve)
  • Esperanto: mevo
  • Polish: mewa

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