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Maikäfer
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German
Etymology
de :af Mai<t:May> Käfer<t:beetle, bug>
From de Mai Käfer May beetle, bug.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkɛːfɐ/ standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkeːfɐ/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de De-Maikäfer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Maikäfer.ogg Austria
de Mai kä fer
Noun
m
cockchafer, May bug large European beetle from the genus Melolontha genus
Declension
m
Further reading
de Scarabaeoids
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb Mee Kiewerlek May beetle, after lb de Maikäfer.
Noun
m
May bug, cockchafer
Synonyms
lb Akeschësser
lb Meekiewerlek
lb Meidéier