Belche

== German == === Alternative forms === Belchen === Etymology === From Middle High German belche, from Old High German belihha f, belihho m, from Proto-West Germanic *balikō, from Proto-Germanic *balikô (“coot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white; to shine, gleam”). Cognate with Old Saxon beliko (“coot”), Latin fulica (“coot”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Belche f (genitive Belche, plural Belchen) (Southern Germany, Switzerland) coot Synonym: Blässhuhn ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Belche” in Duden online “Belche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Belche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Belgien. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpelçə/ Rhymes: -elçə Syllabification: Bel‧che === Proper noun === Belche n Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France) ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === References ===