Aaskäfer

German

Etymology

From Aas (“carrion”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Aas‧kä‧fer

Noun

Aaskäfer m (strong, genitive Aaskäfers, plural Aaskäfer)

  1. carrion beetle

Declension
Declension of Aaskäfer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Aaskäfer die Aaskäfer
genitive eines des Aaskäfers der Aaskäfer
dative einem dem Aaskäfer den Aaskäfern
accusative einen den Aaskäfer die Aaskäfer

References
  • “Aaskäfer” in Duden online
  • “Aaskäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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