Kakerlake

German

Alternative forms

• Kakerlak m (now rare)

Etymology

Formed back from the plural Kakerlaken of Kakerlak, which is the more original form of the word. The latter from Dutch kakkerlak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌka(ː)kɐˈlaːkə/

• Audio

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Noun

Kakerlake f (genitive Kakerlake, plural Kakerlaken)

1. cockroach (insect)

   Synonym: Küchenschabe

Declension

Declension of Kakerlake [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kakerlake	die	Kakerlaken
genitive	einer	der	Kakerlake	der	Kakerlaken
dative	einer	der	Kakerlake	den	Kakerlaken
accusative	eine	die	Kakerlake	die	Kakerlaken

Further reading

• “Kakerlake” in Duden online
• “Kakerlake” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache