Luchs

See also: luchs

German

Lynx canadensis

Etymology

From Middle High German luhs, from Old High German luhs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊks/
• Rhymes: -ʊks
• Homophone: Lux

• Audio:

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Noun

Luchs m (strong, genitive Luchses, plural Luchse, feminine Luchsin or (rare) Lüchsin)

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of Luchs [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Luchs	die	Luchse
genitive	eines	des	Luchses	der	Luchse
dative	einem	dem	Luchs, Luchse1	den	Luchsen
accusative	einen	den	Luchs	die	Luchse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Luchsspinne

Related terms

• abluchsen (secondarily related)

Descendants

• → Kashubian: luks

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German luhs, from Old High German luhs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luks/

Noun

Luchs m (plural Luchs)

1. lynx

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Luuss (dated)

Etymology

From German Luchs. Though the native form Luuss is now less common, it survives in general Luxembourgish in the words luusseg (“cunning”) and luussen (“to peek, peer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luks/

Noun

Luchs m (plural Luchsen)

1. lynx