Rattenfänger
German edit
Etymology edit
From Ratte (“rat”) + -n- + Fänger (“catcher”). Sense 3 from the folk tale Der Rattenfänger von Hameln ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin").
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Rattenfänger m (strong, genitive Rattenfängers, plural Rattenfänger)
Declension edit
Declension of Rattenfänger [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Rattenfänger” in Duden online
- “Rattenfänger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache