Schillerfalter

German

ein Schillerfalter

Etymology

From schillern +‎ Falter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪlɐˌfaltɐ]
• Hyphenation: Schil‧ler‧fal‧ter

Noun

Schillerfalter m (strong, genitive Schillerfalters, plural Schillerfalter)

1. (entomology) any butterfly of the butterfly subfamily Apaturinae.
2. (in the plural) collective noun for butterflies of the subfamily Apaturinae including many species commonly called emperors.

Declension

Declension of Schillerfalter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schillerfalter	die	Schillerfalter
genitive	eines	des	Schillerfalters	der	Schillerfalter
dative	einem	dem	Schillerfalter	den	Schillerfaltern
accusative	einen	den	Schillerfalter	die	Schillerfalter

Hypernyms

• Edelfalter
  • Schmetterling, Tagfalter

Further reading

• “Schillerfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schillerfalter” in Duden online