Kellerassel
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German
Etymology
Keller (“cellar”) + Assel (“woodlouse”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Kellerassel f (genitive Kellerassel, plural Kellerasseln)
- woodlouse, pill bug
- Synonym: Assel
- (biology) rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
Usage notes
- Kellerassel is the commonest word for “woodlouse” in all contexts other than biological literature, where it refers specially to the “rough woodlouse”.
Declension
Declension of Kellerassel
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kellerassel | die | Kellerasseln |
| genitive | einer | der | Kellerassel | der | Kellerasseln |
| dative | einer | der | Kellerassel | den | Kellerasseln |
| accusative | eine | die | Kellerassel | die | Kellerasseln |
Further reading
- “Kellerassel” in Duden online