Opa Langbein

German Etymology grandpa longleg. Pronunciation de [ˈoːpa ˈlaŋˌbaɪ̯n] de Opa Lang bein de De-Opa_Langbein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m de colloquial regional parts of northern and central Germany daddy longlegs, harvestman arachnid of order Opiliones de Habergeiß Upper Franconia Hochbeiner West Central German: chiefly regions along the Moselle and the Rhine river Kanker East Central German: region between the Werra and the Elbe river Leiterkarren eastern parts of Austria Schneider West Central German: chiefly regions along the Rhine and the Main river Schuster Northern German and East Central German: surroundings of Hamburg and regions along the central Elbe river Weberknecht general term, originally only Austro-Bavarian Zimmermann eastern parts of Switzerland, most western part of Austria: Vorarlberg de Michaela Siano Ein „Knecht“ mit acht Beinen w:Braunschweiger Zeitung 2013-08-19 http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/lesen_foerdern/kindernachrichten/ein-knecht-mit-acht-beinen-id1119397.html 9 January 2020 Man begegnet „Opa Langbein“ im Wald und auf Wiesen, er klettert auch gerne an Mauern hoch. You’ll meet “daddy longlegs” in the forest and on meadows; it also likes to climb up walls. Declension m References “Karte 4–55: der Weberknecht” in de Jürgen Eichhoff Wortatlas der deutschen Umgangssprache 4 Saur Bern/München 2000 3-907820-55-X 32 . “lang” and “Opa” in de Hermann Paul; revised by Helmut Henne Deutsches Wörterbuch: Bedeutungsgeschichte und Aufbau unseres Wortschatzes 10th, revised and extended Niemeyer Tübingen 2002 3-484-73057-9 587, 724 . de Arachnids