Belchen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛlçn̩/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German belche (“white spot”), from its visibility relative to the darker surrounding forest. ==== Proper noun ==== der Belchen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Belchens or (less common) des Belchen) a peak in the Black Forest, Germany ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Belchen plural of Belche ==== Noun ==== Belchen m (strong, genitive Belchens, plural Belchen) alternative form of Belche f (“coot”) === Further reading === “Belchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Belchen (Erhebung im Schwarzwald)” in Duden online “Belchen (Blesshuhn)” in Duden online Belchen (Schwarzwald) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de