Wanze

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wanze, formed with the contractive suffix -ze (cf. Spatz, Heinz) from older Middle and Old High German wantlūs (“bug”, literally “wall louse”), equivalent to Wand + Laus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvantsə/
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  • Rhymes: -antsə
  • Hyphenation: Wan‧ze

Noun

Wanze f (genitive Wanze, plural Wanzen)

  1. an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense)
  2. (espionage) bug, wire, wiretap
    Synonyms: Abhörgerät, Abhörwanze

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Wanze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wanze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Wanze” in Duden online
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