flagermus
See also: flagermus'
Danish
editEtymology
editAfter or from Middle Low German vledermus, a combination of flagre (“flit, flap, flutter”) and mus (“mouse”). For the first element compare English flounder and Swedish fladdra. Cognate with Swedish fladdermus and Norwegian Bokmål flaggermus, and German Fledermaus, whose first word derives from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editflagermus c (singular definite flagermusen, plural indefinite flagermus)
- bat (small flying mammal)
Inflection
editDeclension of flagermus
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flagermus | flagermusen | flagermus | flagermusene |
genitive | flagermus' | flagermusens | flagermus' | flagermusenes |