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Belche

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German belche, from Old High German belihha f, belihho m, from Proto-West Germanic *balikō, from Proto-Germanic *balikô (“coot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white; to shine, gleam”). Cognate with Old Saxon beliko (“coot”), Latin fulica (“coot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen)

  1. coot
    Synonym: Blässhuhn

Declension

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

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Belgien.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Belche n

    1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)
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    See also

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    countries in Europe: ëuropäische Land (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Belche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 1
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