Häher
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German heher, from Old High German hehera, from Proto-Germanic *hihurō, *skihurō (compare Low German Heger, dialectal English heighaw (“woodpecker, popinjay”), Norwegian skjor), from Proto-Indo-European *kik- (compare Lithuanian kḗkštas, Greek κίσσα (kíssa), Sanskrit किकिदीवि (kikidīvί, “blue jay”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɛːəʁ/, [ˈhɛː.ɐ], [ˈheː.ɐ], (chiefly in componds also contracted) /ˈhɛːʁ/, [ˈhɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [heːɐ̯]
Audio: (file) - Homophones: Herr, Heer (contracted, some speakers)
Noun
[edit]Häher m (strong, genitive Hähers, plural Häher)
- jay (bird)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Häher [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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