Auerhahn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ū̆rhan, influenced by ūr (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) and originally orhan, ultimately from the root of Auerhuhn, which see.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Auerhahn m (strong, genitive Auerhahnes or Auerhahns, plural Auerhähne)

  1. male capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)

Declension

Declension of Auerhahn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Auerhahn die Auerhähne
genitive eines des Auerhahnes, Auerhahns der Auerhähne
dative einem dem Auerhahn, Auerhahne1 den Auerhähnen
accusative einen den Auerhahn die Auerhähne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Auerhahn” in Duden online
  • “Auerhahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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