Auerhahn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ū̆rhan, influenced by ūr (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) and originally orhan, ultimately from the root of Auerhuhn, which see.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Auerhahn m (strong, genitive Auerhahnes or Auerhahns, plural Auerhähne)

1. male capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)

Declension

Declension of Auerhahn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Auerhahn	die	Auerhähne
genitive	eines	des	Auerhahnes, Auerhahns	der	Auerhähne
dative	einem	dem	Auerhahn, Auerhahne1	den	Auerhähnen
accusative	einen	den	Auerhahn	die	Auerhähne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Auerhuhn

Further reading

• “Auerhahn” in Duden online
• “Auerhahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache