Specht

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German spëcht, from Old High German spëht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃpɛçt/ Rhymes: -ɛçt === Noun === Specht m (strong, genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte) (generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds) (specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Specht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechts or (with an article) Specht, feminine genitive Specht, plural Spechts) a surname === Further reading === “Specht” in Duden online “Specht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Specht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Specht m (plural Spechten) woodpecker