Leuchtkäfer
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
leucht(en) (“shine, glow”) + Käfer (“beetle”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯çtˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Leucht‧kä‧fer
Noun[edit]
Leuchtkäfer m (strong, genitive Leuchtkäfers, plural Leuchtkäfer)
- glowworm, firefly
- Synonyms: Glühwürmchen n, (dated) Glühwurm
Declension[edit]
Declension of Leuchtkäfer [masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Leuchtkäfer” in Duden online
- “Leuchtkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache