# die Lerche

die Lerche is a German noun meaning “lark”. Forms: der Lerche, die Lerchen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Lerche
- Plural: die Lerchen

## In other languages

- Русский: жаворонок
- Українська: жайворонок

## Meanings

1. lark (bird of the family Alaudidae)
2. a human who goes to bed early and rises early

## Examples

- Die Lerchen trillern droben in der Luft. — The larks are warbling in the air.
- Es war die Lerche, Botin des Morgens, keine Nachtigall. — It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale.
- Da singt eine Lerche. — A lark is singing.

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