Pelikan
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Czech Pelikán or German Pelikan.
Proper nounEdit
Pelikan (plural Pelikans)
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Pelekan (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus, pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάνος (pelekános).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Pelikan m (genitive Pelikans, plural Pelikane)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Pelikan
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
Further readingEdit
- “Pelikan” in Duden online