eichurne

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• eicher, eichorn

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German eihhurno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈɛi̯xurnə/

Noun

eichurne m

1. squirrel

Declension

Declension of eichurne (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	eichurne	die	eichurnen
genitive	eines	dës	eichurnen	dër	eichurnen
dative	eime	dëm	eichurnen	dën	eichurnen
accusative	einen	dën	eichurnen	die	eichurnen

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Eichhore, Eichhörnli
• German: Eichhorn
  • ⇒ German: Eichhörnchen
• ⇒ Hunsrik: Eichhernche

References

• "eichurne" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)