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Old English · noun

ceahhe

Normalised ċeahhe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑx.xe/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑx · xe (2 syllables)
Modern English
choughjackdaw

Meaning

  1. jackdaw, chough

Declension

Declension of ceahhe
SingularPlural
Nominative ċeahheċeahhan
Accusative ċeahhanċeahhan
Genitive ċeahhanċeahhena
Dative ċeahhanċeahhum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kahu (“jackdaw, crow”), ultimately imitative.

Descendants

chough

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