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German
Etymology
leucht(en) (“shine, glow”) + Käfer (“beetle”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯çtˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Leucht‧kä‧fer
Noun
Leuchtkäfer m (strong, genitive Leuchtkäfers, plural Leuchtkäfer)
- glowworm, firefly
- Synonyms: Glühwürmchen n, (dated) Glühwurm
Declension
Declension of Leuchtkäfer
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