Lerche

See also: lerche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lē̆rche, Old High German lērahha, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ (“lark”). Cognate with Old English lāwrice, Dutch leeuwerik, English lark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛʁçə/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Lärche

Noun

Lerche f (genitive Lerche, plural Lerchen)

1. lark (bird of the family Alaudidae)
2. (chronobiology) a human who goes to bed early and rises early

   Antonym: Eule

Declension

Declension of Lerche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lerche	die	Lerchen
genitive	einer	der	Lerche	der	Lerchen
dative	einer	der	Lerche	den	Lerchen
accusative	eine	die	Lerche	die	Lerchen

Hyponyms

• Feldlerche
• Heidelerche

Derived terms

• Lerchensporn

Further reading

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