Rüsselkäfer
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Rüssel (“proboscis, trunk”) + Käfer (“bug, bettle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʁʏsl̩ˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Rüs‧sel‧kä‧fer
Noun
[edit]Rüsselkäfer m (strong, genitive Rüsselkäfers, plural Rüsselkäfer)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rüsselkäfer [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Rüsselkäfer” in Duden online
- “Rüsselkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache