Peschmerga
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge). The use of -a for the final vowel is probably influenced by other European languages (including English) where this is done to avoid a fronted pronunciation of the letter -g-. The Kurdish vowel is the same in the last two syllables (phonetically [æ]).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Peschmerga m (strong, genitive Peschmergas or Peschmerga, plural Peschmerga or Peschmergas or Peschmergen or Peschmerge)
- Peshmerga (Kurdish fighter)
Usage notes edit
- The form Peschmerge seems to be somewhat more common in the plural than the singular, meaning that there is probably a false belief among some language users that it is a plural form (likely based on the Italian plural formation as in pizza → pizze).
Declension edit
Declension of Peschmerga [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Peschmerga | die | Peschmerga, Peschmergas, Peschmergen, Peschmerge |
| genitive | eines | des | Peschmergas, Peschmerga | der | Peschmerga, Peschmergas, Peschmergen, Peschmerge |
| dative | einem | dem | Peschmerga | den | Peschmerga, Peschmergas, Peschmergen |
| accusative | einen | den | Peschmerga | die | Peschmerga, Peschmergas, Peschmergen, Peschmerge |