Käfer

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German , from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛː.fɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː.fɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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Noun

Käfer m (strong, genitive Käfers, plural Käfer, diminutive Käferchen n, feminine (for the animal) Käferin)

  1. beetle
  2. (colloquial, dated) young girl, wench
  3. (automotive) Beetle (Volkswagen Type 1)

Declension

Declension of Käfer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Käfer die Käfer
genitive eines des Käfers der Käfer
dative einem dem Käfer den Käfern
accusative einen den Käfer die Käfer

Descendants

  • → Ladin: chëifer

Further reading

  • “Käfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Käfer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Käfer” in Duden online
  • Käfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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