Maikäfer

German

Etymology

From Mai (“May”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle, bug”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Mai‧kä‧fer

Noun

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

  1. cockchafer, May bug (large European beetle from the genus Melolontha)

Declension

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

Further reading
  • “Maikäfer” in Duden online
  • “Maikäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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