Walküre

German

Etymology

18th century, from Old Norse valkyrja (“chooser of the slain”), from valr (“the slain”) + kyrja (“chooser”), from kjósa (“to choose”). The first element is related with native German Walstatt, the latter with Kür.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /valˈkyːʁə/, (rare) /ˈvalˌkyːʁə/
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Noun

Walküre f (genitive Walküre, plural Walküren)

  1. Valkyrie

Declension

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

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