Glückskäfer

German

Etymology

Glücks + Käfer, lit. "lucky beetle".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡlʏksˌkɛːfɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Glücks‧kä‧fer

Noun

Glückskäfer m (strong, genitive Glückskäfers, plural Glückskäfer)

  1. (colloquial) ladybug / lady-bug, ladybird / lady-bird
  2. (rare?) a dung beetle

Declension

Synonyms

  • Adoniskäfer
  • Blattlöwe
  • Frauenkäfer
  • Frauenkäferl (dim.)
  • Herrgottskäfer
  • Marienkäfer
  • Sonnenkäfer

Further reading

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