Fledermaus
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vledermūs, from Old High German fledarmūs; derived from fledarōn (“flutter”) and mus (“Maus”); equivalent to flattern + Maus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fle‧der‧maus
Noun
Fledermaus f (genitive Fledermaus, plural Fledermäuse)
- (sensu stricto) microbat
- bat (flying mammal)
Declension
Declension of Fledermaus
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Fledermaus | die | Fledermäuse |
| genitive | einer | der | Fledermaus | der | Fledermäuse |
| dative | einer | der | Fledermaus | den | Fledermäusen |
| accusative | eine | die | Fledermaus | die | Fledermäuse |
Further reading
- Fledermaus in Duden online
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