Zikade

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈkaːdə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Zikade f (genitive Zikade, plural Zikaden)

  1. cicada (any hemipteran of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha)
    Synonym: Zirpe
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
      Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, schillernde Libellen schossen surrend durch die Luft, […]
      In addition countless cicadas chirped, iridescent dragonflies shot buzzingly through the air, […]

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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