Fleddermaus

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Fledermaus.

Noun

Fleddermaus f (plural Fleddermeis)

  1. butterfly, moth
    • 2006, Deutsch-Pennsylvanischer Arbeitskreis (eds.), Mit Pennsylvaanisch-Deitsch darich's yaahr: A Pennsylvania German reader for grandparents and grandchildren, Tintenfaß (publ.), page 118.
      Un hie un do sehnt mer noch en Fleddermaus, as widder zu Gnaade kumme is.
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  2. bat (animal)
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