Bilch

dormouse (umbrella term for rodents of the family Gliridae)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪlç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: bilch

Inherited from Old High German: bilih

Cognate with Polish: pilch

Cognate with Czech: plch

Cognate with Slovenian: polh

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pelH-
Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā?
Proto-Slavic *pъlxъbor.
Old High German bilch
Middle High German bilch
German Bilch
From Middle High German bilch, pilch, from Old High German bilch, pilch, bilich, pilich, an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Concepts

dormouse

loir

Synonyms

Schlafmaus

Schläfer

Siebenschläfer

Haselmaus

Translations

loir

lirón

relmuis

liró

ghiro

popielica

hazelmuis

δασομυωξός

glis

greule

arganaz

missara

kakırca

Dryomys

lirăo