German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old High German wantlūs.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈvantsə/
- Rhymes: -antsə
- Hyphenation: Wan‧ze
Wanze f (genitive Wanze, plural Wanzen)
- bedbug (specifically, any insect of the suborder Heteroptera)
- bug, wire, (espionage) wiretap
Declension [edit]
declension of Wanze
|
singular |
plural |
| f gender |
indef. |
def. |
noun |
def. |
noun |
| nominative |
eine |
die |
Wanze |
die |
Wanzen |
| genitive |
einer |
der |
Wanze |
der |
Wanzen |
| dative |
einer |
der |
Wanze |
den |
Wanzen |
| accusative |
eine |
die |
Wanze |
die |
Wanzen |
Derived terms [edit]