Aaskäfer

German

Etymology

From Aas (“carrion”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːsˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Aas‧kä‧fer

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. carrion beetle

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • “Aaskäfer” in Duden online
  • “Aaskäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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