Leuchtkäfer

German

Etymology

leucht(en) (“shine, glow”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯çtˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Leucht‧kä‧fer

Noun

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

glowworm, firefly
Synonyms: Glühwürmchen n, (dated) Glühwurm

Declension

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

Further reading

“Leuchtkäfer” in Duden online
“Leuchtkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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