Dohle
German
Etymology
From Middle High German tole, tāle, tāhele (diminutive of tāhe), from Old High German tāhala, diminutive of tāha, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ. The modern form is not inherited from written Middle High German but is a Central German dialect form (with unshifted d- and dialectal -ā- → -ō-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːlə/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːlə
Noun
Dohle f (genitive Dohle, plural Dohlen)
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Declension
Declension of Dohle
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Dohle | die | Dohlen |
genitive | einer | der | Dohle | der | Dohlen |
dative | einer | der | Dohle | den | Dohlen |
accusative | eine | die | Dohle | die | Dohlen |
Derived terms
- Dohlengrackel, Dohlen-Grackel
- Dohlenkrebs, Dohlen-Krebs
- Dohlenmännchen, Dohlen-Männchen
- Dohlenpaar, Dohlen-Paar
- Dohlenpärchen, Dohlen-Pärchen
- Dohlenweibchen, Dohlen-Weibchen
Further reading
- Dohle in Duden online