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German
Etymology
From Aas (“carrion”) + Käfer (“beetle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Aas‧kä‧fer
Noun
Aaskäfer m (strong, genitive Aaskäfers, plural Aaskäfer)
- carrion beetle
Declension
References
- “Aaskäfer” in Duden online
- “Aaskäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache