fladdermus
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish flædhermus. Equivalent to fladder (“fluttering”) + mus (“mouse”). Slang sense influenced by pussy sense of mus – "flutter-pussy."
Noun edit
fladdermus c
- a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal
- (slang) a promiscuous woman
Declension edit
| Declension of fladdermus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fladdermus | fladdermusen | fladdermöss | fladdermössen |
| Genitive | fladdermus | fladdermusens | fladdermöss | fladdermössens |