Wolpertinger
See also: wolpertinger
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; hypotheses include a derivation from the town of Wolterdingen or from a dialectal form of Walpurgisnacht (“Walpurgis night”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Wolpertinger m (strong, genitive Wolpertingers, plural Wolpertinger)
- (mythology) wolpertinger (a beast of folklore with incongruous features)
Declension edit
Declension of Wolpertinger [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Wolpertinger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wolpertinger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon