Lurch

See also: lurch

German

Etymology

From German Low German Lork (“toad”), of unknown origin. The form Lurch (also obsolete Lorch) through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the phonetics of standard German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lʊʁç/, [lʊʁç], [lʊɐ̯ç]
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Noun

Lurch m (genitive Lurchs or Lurches, plural Lurche)

(biology) amphibian

Declension

Declension of Lurch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lurch	die	Lurche
genitive	eines	des	Lurches, Lurchs	der	Lurche
dative	einem	dem	Lurch, Lurche¹	den	Lurchen
accusative	einen	den	Lurch	die	Lurche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Amphibie

Derived terms

Froschlurch
Schwanzlurch

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