Enterich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German entrech, entreich, antrache, from Old High German antrahho, anetrehho, anutrehho (“male duck, drake”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“duck leader”).

Cognate with dialectal German Drache (“male duck, drake”), Low German drake (“male duck, drake”), Middle English drake (“male duck”). By surface analysis, Ente +‎ -rich. More at drake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛntəʁɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: En‧te‧rich

Noun

Enterich m (strong, genitive Enterichs, plural Enteriche)

  1. drake (male duck)
    Synonym: Erpel

Declension

Declension of Enterich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Enterich die Enteriche
genitive eines des Enterichs der Enteriche
dative einem dem Enterich den Enterichen
accusative einen den Enterich die Enteriche

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