Spanferkel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German spenvarch, from Old High German spunnifarah, from spunna (“teat”) + farah (“pig”). See spean and farrow for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Spanferkel n (strong, genitive Spanferkels, plural Spanferkel)
Declension edit
Declension of Spanferkel [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Spanferkel” in Duden online
- “Spanferkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Spanferkel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN