Obstfliege

German

Etymology

Obst (“fruit”) +‎ Fliege (“fly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːpstˌfliːɡə/
Audio (file)

Noun

Obstfliege f (genitive Obstfliege, plural Obstfliegen)

fruit fly (Drosophilidae)
Synonyms: Essigfliege, Fruchtfliege, Taufliege

Declension

Declension of Obstfliege [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Obstfliege	die	Obstfliegen
genitive	einer	der	Obstfliege	der	Obstfliegen
dative	einer	der	Obstfliege	den	Obstfliegen
accusative	eine	die	Obstfliege	die	Obstfliegen

Further reading

“Obstfliege” in Duden online
“Obstfliege” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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