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Belche
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German
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Etymology
From Middle High German belche, from Old High German belihha f, belihho m, from Proto-West Germanic *balikō, from Proto-Germanic *balikô (“coot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white; to shine, gleam”). Cognate with Old Saxon beliko (“coot”), Latin fulica (“coot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen)
- (Southern Germany, Switzerland) coot
- Synonym: Blässhuhn
Declension
Declension of Belche [feminine]
Further reading
- “Belche” in Duden online
- “Belche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Belche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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