Eintagsfliege

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German

Etymology

ein (“one”) +‎ Tag (“day”) +‎ -s- +‎ Fliege (“fly”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Eintagsfliege f (genitive Eintagsfliege, plural Eintagsfliegen)

  1. mayfly
    Synonym: Ephemeride
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) nine day wonder, flash in the pan (something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned)

Declension

Declension of Eintagsfliege
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eintagsfliege die Eintagsfliegen
genitive einer der Eintagsfliege der Eintagsfliegen
dative einer der Eintagsfliege den Eintagsfliegen
accusative eine die Eintagsfliege die Eintagsfliegen

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