Fliegengitter

German

Etymology

From Fliege +‎ -n- +‎ Gitter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːɡənˌɡɪtɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Flie‧gen‧git‧ter

Noun

Fliegengitter n (strong, genitive Fliegengitters, plural Fliegengitter)

1. screen, flyscreen, window screen, bug screen (material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing)

Declension

Declension of Fliegengitter [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fliegengitter	die	Fliegengitter
genitive	eines	des	Fliegengitters	der	Fliegengitter
dative	einem	dem	Fliegengitter	den	Fliegengittern
accusative	ein	das	Fliegengitter	die	Fliegengitter

Related terms

• Fliegenfänger, Fliegenpilz
• Fenstergitter, Kristallgitter

Further reading

• “Fliegengitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Fliegengitter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon