Bilch

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *pelH-
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā?
    Proto-Slavic *pъlxъbor.
    Old High German bilch
    Middle High German bilch
    German Bilch

    From Middle High German bilch, pilch, from Old High German bilch, pilch, bilich, pilich, an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɪlç/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Bilch m (strong, genitive Bilches or Bilchs, plural Bilche)

    1. dormouse (umbrella term for rodents of the family Gliridae)
      Synonyms: Bilchmaus, Schläfer, Schlafmaus

    Declension

    Declension of Bilch [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Bilch die Bilche
    genitive eines des Bilches, Bilchs der Bilche
    dative einem dem Bilch, Bilche1 den Bilchen
    accusative einen den Bilch die Bilche

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

    • “Bilch” in Duden online
    • “Bilch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Bilch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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