Rebhuhn

German

Rebhühner

Alternative forms

• Repphuhn (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German rëphuon, from Old High German rebhuon, rebahuon, cognate to or adapted from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”) which see for related terms.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Rebhuhn n (strong, genitive Rebhuhnes or Rebhuhns, plural Rebhühner)

1. grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
2. partridge (Perdix; any bird of the genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges') (Chiefly used in plural.)

Declension

Declension of Rebhuhn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rebhuhn	die	Rebhühner
genitive	eines	des	Rebhuhnes, Rebhuhns	der	Rebhühner
dative	einem	dem	Rebhuhn, Rebhuhne1	den	Rebhühnern
accusative	ein	das	Rebhuhn	die	Rebhühner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Rebhuhnnest

Related terms

• Rebwild
• Rothuhn, Moorhuhn, Schneehuhn

Further reading

• “Rebhuhn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rebhuhn” in Duden online
• Rebhuhn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de