fladdermus
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish flædhermus. Equivalent to fladder (“fluttering”) + mus (“mouse”). Slang sense influenced by pussy sense of mus – "flutter-pussy."
Noun
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- a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal
- (slang) a promiscuous woman
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fladdermus | fladdermus |
| definite | fladdermusen | fladdermusens | |
| plural | indefinite | fladdermöss | fladdermöss |
| definite | fladdermössen | fladdermössens |