Kellerassel

German

Wikispecies

Etymology

Keller (“cellar”) +‎ Assel (“woodlouse”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛlərˌasəl/, [ˈkɛ.lɐˌʔa.sl̩]

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Noun

Kellerassel f (genitive Kellerassel, plural Kellerasseln)

1. woodlouse, pill bug

   Synonym: Assel

2. (biology) rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)

Usage notes

• Kellerassel is the commonest word for “woodlouse” in all contexts other than biological literature, where it refers specially to the “rough woodlouse”.

Declension

Declension of Kellerassel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kellerassel	die	Kellerasseln
genitive	einer	der	Kellerassel	der	Kellerasseln
dative	einer	der	Kellerassel	den	Kellerasseln
accusative	eine	die	Kellerassel	die	Kellerasseln

Further reading

• “Kellerassel” in Duden online