Tausendfus

Hunsrik

Etymology

From tausend (“one thousand”) +‎ Fus (“foot”),[1] possibly a calque of Portuguese mil-pés.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰaʊ̯sn̩tˌfuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Tau‧send‧fus

Noun

Tausendfus m (nominative plural Tausendfis)

  1. millipede

Declension
Declension of Tausendfus
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Tausendfus die Tausendfis
dative dem Tausendfus denne/de Tausendfis

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Tausendfus”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 162
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