flagermus

See also: flagermus'

Danish

flagermus

Etymology

After 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

• IPA^(key): /flavərmuːs/, [ˈflɑwɐˌmuːˀs]

Noun

flagermus c (singular definite flagermusen, plural indefinite flagermus)

1. bat (small flying mammal)

Inflection

Declension of flagermus

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flagermus	flagermusen	flagermus	flagermusene
genitive	flagermus'	flagermusens	flagermus'	flagermusenes