Specht

From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós.

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɛçt/
• Rhymes: -ɛçt

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Specht m (strong, genitive Spechtes or Spechts, plural Spechte)

1. (generally) picid (member of the Picidae family of birds)
2. (specifically) woodpecker (member of the Picinae subfamily of birds)

Specht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechts or (with an article) Specht, feminine genitive Specht, plural Spechts)

1. a surname

• “Specht” in Duden online
• “Specht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Specht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Specht m (plural Spechten)

1. woodpecker