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Eidechse

  1. (feminine) lizard
  2. (feminine) a member of Lacertidae, the family of the wall lizards, or true lizards
  3. (feminine) Lacerta (astronomical constellation)

Frequency

21k
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

högöchsli

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aidäggse

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aideggse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯dɛksə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German eidehse, egdehse, egedehse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”).

Lizard

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scaled reptile

lizzard

Schuppenkriechtier

kleines Reptil

kleiner Drache

Schuppenreptil

Eidechſe

Eidechschen

Lacerta

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