Tatzelwurm
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tatzelwurm.
Noun
Tatzelwurm (plural Tatzelwurms)
- (cryptozoology) A worm-like cryptid reported to live in the Alps.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 736:
- Men had been known to quit work here, claiming that the Tatzelwurms were becoming enraged by all the drilling and explosions.
German
Etymology
From Tatze (“paw, claw”) + Wurm (“worm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Tatzelwurm m (strong, genitive Tatzelwurmes or Tatzelwurms, plural Tatzelwürmer)
Declension
Declension of Tatzelwurm
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tatzelwurm | die | Tatzelwürmer |
| genitive | eines | des | Tatzelwurmes, Tatzelwurms | der | Tatzelwürmer |
| dative | einem | dem | Tatzelwurm, Tatzelwurme1 | den | Tatzelwürmern |
| accusative | einen | den | Tatzelwurm | die | Tatzelwürmer |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Lindwurm m
Further reading
- “Tatzelwurm” in Duden online