Erdferkel

German

Etymology

From Erde (“earth”) +‎ Ferkel (“piglet”), after South African Dutch aardvarken. First described in German by Peter Kolbe in 1719, who called it Erdschwein, a more literal calque. The form Erdferkel uses a word that is cognate with Dutch varken (“pig”) but has a slightly different sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrtˌfɛrkəl/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁ.kl̩], [ˈʔɛɐ̯tˌfɛɐ̯.kl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Erd‧fer‧kel

Noun

Erdferkel n (strong, genitive Erdferkels, plural Erdferkel)

  1. aardvark, earth pig

Declension

Declension of Erdferkel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erdferkel die Erdferkel
genitive eines des Erdferkels der Erdferkel
dative einem dem Erdferkel den Erdferkeln
accusative ein das Erdferkel die Erdferkel

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