Wasserläufer

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Etymology

Wasser (“water”) +‎ laufen (“to run”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧läu‧fer

Noun

Wasserläufer m (strong, genitive Wasserläufers, plural Wasserläufer)

  1. (ornithology) sandpiper (any of various wading birds, especially in the genus Tringa)
  2. (entomology) water strider (any of various pleustonic predatory insects of the family Gerridae)

Declension

Declension of Wasserläufer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wasserläufer die Wasserläufer
genitive eines des Wasserläufers der Wasserläufer
dative einem dem Wasserläufer den Wasserläufern
accusative einen den Wasserläufer die Wasserläufer

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