Mistkäfer

German

Etymology

From Mist (“manure”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪstˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mist‧kä‧fer
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Noun

Mistkäfer m (strong, genitive Mistkäfers, plural Mistkäfer)

  1. dung beetle

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

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