Pelikan

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See also: pelikan, Pelikán, and pelikán

English

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Etymology

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From Czech Pelikán or German Pelikan.

Proper noun

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Pelikan (plural Pelikans)

  1. A surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.

Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pellicān, from Latin pelicānus, pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάνος (pelekános).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːliˌkaːn/
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Noun

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Pelikan m (strong, genitive Pelikans, plural Pelikane)

  1. pelican

Declension

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Declension of Pelikan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pelikan die Pelikane
genitive eines des Pelikans der Pelikane
dative einem dem Pelikan den Pelikanen
accusative einen den Pelikan die Pelikane

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Further reading

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  • “Pelikan” in Duden online
  • “Pelikan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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