Käfer
See also: kafer
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛː.fɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeː.fɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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Noun edit
Käfer m (strong, genitive Käfers, plural Käfer, diminutive Käferchen n, feminine (for the animal) Käferin)
- beetle
- (colloquial, dated) young girl, wench
- (automotive) Beetle (Volkswagen Type 1)
Declension edit
Declension of Käfer [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Ladin: chëifer
Further reading edit
- “Käfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Käfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Käfer” in Duden online
- Käfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de