Belche

German

Alternative forms

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).

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Noun

Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen)

  1. (Southern Germany, Switzerland) coot
    Synonym: Blässhuhn

Declension

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Belgien.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpelçə/
    • Rhymes: -elçə
    • Syllabification: Bel‧che

    Proper noun

    Belche n

    1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Belche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 1