Moorhuhn

German

Etymology

Calque of English moorhen, Moor (“fen, moor”) +‎ Huhn (“hen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːɐ̯ˌhuːn/
• Hyphenation: Moor‧huhn

Noun

Moorhuhn n (strong, genitive Moorhuhnes or Moorhuhns, plural Moorhühner)

1. willow grouse, willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

   Synonym: Moorschneehuhn

Usage notes

This is a false friend with the waterfowl moorhen (a type of rail), which is known in German as Teichralle.

Declension

Declension of Moorhuhn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Moorhuhn	die	Moorhühner
genitive	eines	des	Moorhuhnes, Moorhuhns	der	Moorhühner
dative	einem	dem	Moorhuhn, Moorhuhne1	den	Moorhühnern
accusative	ein	das	Moorhuhn	die	Moorhühner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Haselhuhn, Rebhuhn, Schneehuhn, Sumpfhuhn

Related terms

• Moorhuhnjagd
• Moorente, Hochmoor

Further reading

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