Heuschrecke

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko. Analysable as Heu (“hay”) +‎ schrecken (“to jump up”). Originally a masculine that developed into a feminine under the influence of the frequently used plural (a common development in modern German); compare the southern alternative form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ˌʃrɛkə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkə

Noun

Heuschrecke f (genitive Heuschrecke, plural Heuschrecken)

  1. An orthopteran, chiefly a grasshopper or bush-cricket
    Synonyms: (informal) Grashüpfer, Heupferd
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population
    1. (especially East Germany, historical) an investor from West Germany who did this in the former GDR, exploiting the chaos following German reunification

Declension

Declension of Heuschrecke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Heuschrecke die Heuschrecken
genitive einer der Heuschrecke der Heuschrecken
dative einer der Heuschrecke den Heuschrecken
accusative eine die Heuschrecke die Heuschrecken

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