Leuchtkäfer
German
Etymology
leucht(en) (“shine, glow”) + Käfer (“beetle”)
Pronunciation
- 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
Leuchtkäfer m (strong, genitive Leuchtkäfers, plural Leuchtkäfer)
- glowworm, firefly
- Synonyms: Glühwürmchen n, (dated) Glühwurm
Declension
Declension of Leuchtkäfer [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Leuchtkäfer | die | Leuchtkäfer |
| genitive | eines | des | Leuchtkäfers | der | Leuchtkäfer |
| dative | einem | dem | Leuchtkäfer | den | Leuchtkäfern |
| accusative | einen | den | Leuchtkäfer | die | Leuchtkäfer |
Further reading
- “Leuchtkäfer” in Duden online
- “Leuchtkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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