Auerhahn

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ū̆rhan, influenced by ūr (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) and originally orhan, ultimately from the root of Auerhuhn, which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhaːn/ Hyphenation: Au‧er‧hahn === Noun === Auerhahn m (strong, genitive Auerhahnes or Auerhahns, plural Auerhähne) male capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Auerhuhn === Further reading === “Auerhahn” in Duden online “Auerhahn”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)