Noun
der Specht
Pronunciation: /ʃpɛçt/
woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)
C2
rank #10,629
plural Spechte
Meanings
Noun
- woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)
- picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
Example sentence
„Was ist das für ein Geräusch?“ – „Das klingt nach einem Specht.“
"What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."
Word forms
singular
der Specht
plural
die Spechte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Specht
Accusativeden Specht
Dativedem Specht
Genitivedes Spechtes
Plural
Nominativedie Spechte
Accusativedie Spechte
Dativeden Spechten
Genitiveder Spechte
Usage
- ein Specht am Baumstamm — A woodpecker on a tree trunk.
- Specht / Spechte — The plural adds -e without an umlaut.
Ein Specht klopfte hoch oben an den Stamm.
A woodpecker was tapping on the trunk high above.