Nachtfalter
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Nachtfalter m (strong, genitive Nachtfalters, plural Nachtfalter)
- moth (insect similar to a butterfly; especially any nocturnal species of the Macrolepidoptera grouping)
- Synonym: (colloquial; otherwise only in reference to microlepidopterous species) Motte
Declension[edit]
Declension of Nachtfalter [masculine, strong]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Nachtfalter” in Duden online
- “Nachtfalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Nachtfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nachtfalter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.