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”).
Pronunciation
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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.
Hunsrik
Etymology
Borrowed from German Belgien.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpelçə/
- Rhymes: -elçə
- Syllabification: Bel‧che
Proper noun
Belche n
- Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)
Related terms
- Belcher
- Belcherin
- belchisch
See also
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Belche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 1