Möwe

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German mêwe, mêve, from Old Saxon *mēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwā, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Cognate with German Low German Mööv, Meev, Dutch meeuw, English mew, Old Norse már.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːvə/
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Noun

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Möwe f (genitive Möwe, plural Möwen, diminutive Möwchen n)

  1. gull, seagull

Declension

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

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  • → Yiddish: מעווע (meve)
  • → Esperanto: mevo
  • → Polish: mewa

Further reading

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