Specht

See also: specht

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk-
Proto-Indo-European *spiktós
Proto-Germanic *spihtaz
Proto-West Germanic *spiht
Old High German speht
Middle High German specht
German Specht

    From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃpɛçt/
    • Rhymes: -ɛçt
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Specht m (strong, genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte)

    1. (generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
    2. (specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)

    Declension

    Declension of Specht [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Specht die Spechte
    genitive eines des Spechtes, Spechts der Spechte
    dative einem dem Specht, Spechte1 den Spechten
    accusative einen den Specht die Spechte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    Specht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechts or (with an article) Specht, feminine genitive Specht, plural Spechts)

    1. a surname

    Further reading

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Specht m (plural Spechten)

    1. woodpecker
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