Noun: Merle
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Merle |
| Plural | Merlen |
Definite
| Singular | die Merle |
| Plural | die Merlen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Merle |
| Plural | Merlen |
Definite
| Singular | der Merle |
| Plural | der Merlen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Merle |
| Plural | Merlen |
Definite
| Singular | der Merle |
| Plural | den Merlen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Merle |
| Plural | Merlen |
Definite
| Singular | die Merle |
| Plural | die Merlen |
Sample Sentences
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Eine schlanke schmächtige Erle,
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Da saßen wir oft in wachendem Traum
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Und horchten dem Schlage der Merle;
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Die hatte ihr struppiges Nest gebaut
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Grad in der schwankenden Krone[.] (A slim and slender alder,
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There we often sat in waking dream
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And listened to the blackbird’s cry;
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She had built her scrubby nest
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Right in the swaying top[.]) [1844, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, “Die Nadel im Baume”, in Gedichte, Stuttgart, page 221:]
Nouns inflected like Merle
Teetasse,
Hemmschwelle,
Türangel,
Entspannungspause,
Umgehungsstraße,
Schuppenflechte,
Glasplatte,
Türfalle,
Teestube,
Drossel,
Biosynthese,
Briefklammer,
Bandbrasse,
Bandbreite,
Eisscholle,
Bauweise,
Umhängetasche,
Schwester,
K-Frage,
Abflughalle, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Proto-West Germanic *merlā (“blackbird”). Doublet of Amsel (“blackbird”).
Verbs referencing "Merle"
Dutch Nouns
merel.
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