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Fledermaus

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vledermūs, from Old High German fledarmūs, from *fledara (“wing”) + mūs (“mouse”). Displaced older mūstro (“bat”), found also in the combination form fledaremūstro/fledarmūstro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fle‧der‧maus

Noun

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Fledermaus f (genitive Fledermaus, plural Fledermäuse)

  1. (sensu stricto) microbat
  2. bat (flying mammal)

Declension

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Declension of Fledermaus [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fledermaus die Fledermäuse
genitive einer der Fledermaus der Fledermäuse
dative einer der Fledermaus den Fledermäusen
accusative eine die Fledermaus die Fledermäuse

Compounds

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References

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Further reading

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