Bockkäfer

German

Etymology

From Bock (“he-goat”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Bockkäfer m (strong, genitive Bockkäfers, plural Bockkäfer)

  1. longhorn beetle

Declension

Declension of Bockkäfer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bockkäfer die Bockkäfer
genitive eines des Bockkäfers der Bockkäfer
dative einem dem Bockkäfer den Bockkäfern
accusative einen den Bockkäfer die Bockkäfer
  • Alpenbock
  • Bock
  • Eichenbock
  • Eichenwidderbock
  • Großer Pappelbock
  • Großer Wespenbock
  • Hausbock
  • Käfer
  • Kleiner Wespenbock
  • Moschusbock
  • Mulmbock
  • Sägebock
  • Trauerbock
  • Waldbock
  • Weberbock
  • Widderbock
  • Zimmerbock

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