Nachtfalter

German

Etymology

Nacht +‎ Falter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaxtfaltɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Nacht‧fal‧ter

Noun

Nachtfalter m (strong, genitive Nachtfalters, plural Nachtfalter)

  1. moth (insect similar to a butterfly; especially any nocturnal species of the Macrolepidoptera grouping)
    Synonym: (colloquial; otherwise only in reference to microlepidopterous species) Motte

Declension

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

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