Lerche

See also: lerche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lē̆rche, Old High German lērahha, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ (“lark”). Cognate with Old English lāwrice, Dutch leeuwerik, English lark.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛʁçə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Lärche

Noun

Lerche f (genitive Lerche, plural Lerchen)

  1. lark (bird of the family Alaudidae)
  2. (chronobiology) a human who goes to bed early and rises early
    Antonym: Eule

Declension

Declension of Lerche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lerche die Lerchen
genitive einer der Lerche der Lerchen
dative einer der Lerche den Lerchen
accusative eine die Lerche die Lerchen

Hyponyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Lerche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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