Etymology
From Old High German wantlūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈvantsə/
- Rhymes: -antsə
- Hyphenation: Wan‧ze
Noun
Wanze f (genitive Wanze, plural Wanzen)
- bedbug (specifically, any insect of the suborder Heteroptera)
- bug, wire, (espionage) wiretap
Declension
declension of Wanze
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singular |
plural |
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| f gender |
indef. |
def. |
noun |
def. |
noun |
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| nominative |
eine |
die |
Wanze |
die |
Wanzen |
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| genitive |
einer |
der |
Wanze |
der |
Wanzen |
|---|
| dative |
einer |
der |
Wanze |
den |
Wanzen |
|---|
| accusative |
eine |
die |
Wanze |
die |
Wanzen |
|---|
Derived terms