Fliegenfänger

German

Etymology

From Fliege (“fly”) +‎ -n- +‎ Fänger (“catcher, one who catches”). The sports sense from the notion of someone trying to catch flies with their bare hands.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fliegenfänger m (strong, genitive Fliegenfängers, plural Fliegenfänger)

  1. someone or something that catches flies, e.g. a strip of flypaper
    Hyponym: Fliegenfalle
  2. (sports, especially soccer) a bad goalkeeper

Declension

Declension of Fliegenfänger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fliegenfänger die Fliegenfänger
genitive eines des Fliegenfängers der Fliegenfänger
dative einem dem Fliegenfänger den Fliegenfängern
accusative einen den Fliegenfänger die Fliegenfänger

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