Käfer

See also: kafer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-Germanic *kebrô. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛː.fɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.fɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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Noun

Käfer m (genitive Käfers, plural Käfer, diminutive Käferchen n)

1. beetle
2. (slang) young girl, wench
3. Volkswagen Type 1 “beetle” (car)

Related terms

• Aaskäfer
• Bockkäfer
• Borkenkäfer
• Feuerkäfer
• Hirschkäfer
• Hirschkäfer
• käferartig
• Käferlarve
• Käferschnecke
• Leuchtkäfer
• Maikäfer
• Marienkäfer
• Mistkäfer
• Rüsselkäfer

 

Further reading

• “Käfer” in Duden online