Wedderfrösch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• See the two component words below.

Etymology

From Wedder (“weather”) +‎ Frösch (“frog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛdʌˌfʀœʃ/

Noun

Wedderfrösch m (plural Wedderfrösch)

1. (Ripuarian) a frog kept in a jar with a small ladder, used to predict the weather; see German Wetterfrosch for more
   • 1975, “Wenn de Sonn schön schingk”‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:

     De Mamm hät der Drieh jetz endlich rus:
     Hück bliev der Papa brav zo Hus.
     Ejal, wat der Wedderfrösch verzällt,
     Dat Barometer nit mieh fällt.

     Mum has really figured it out now:
     Dad will be good today and stay at home.
     No matter what the weather frog says,
     The barometer won’t fall anymore.