Wedderfrösch

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • See the two component words below.

Etymology

From Wedder (“weather”) +‎ Frösch (“frog”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛdʌˌfʀœʃ/

Noun

Wedderfrösch m (plural Wedderfrösch)

  1. (Ripuarian) a frog kept in a jar with a small ladder, used to predict the weather; see German Wetterfrosch for more
    • 1975, “Wenn de Sonn schön schingk”‎performed by Bläck Fööss:
      De Mamm hät der Drieh jetz endlich rus:
      Hück bliev der Papa brav zo Hus.
      Ejal, wat der Wedderfrösch verzällt,
      Dat Barometer nit mieh fällt.
      Mum has really figured it out now:
      Dad will be good today and stay at home.
      No matter what the weather frog says,
      The barometer won’t fall anymore.
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