Nachtfalter
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaxtfaltɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Nacht‧fal‧ter
Noun
Nachtfalter m (genitive Nachtfalters, plural Nachtfalter)
- moth (insect similar to a butterfly; especially any nocturnal species of the Macrolepidoptera grouping)
Declension
Declension of Nachtfalter
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Nachtfalter | die | Nachtfalter |
| genitive | eines | des | Nachtfalters | der | Nachtfalter |
| dative | einem | dem | Nachtfalter | den | Nachtfaltern |
| accusative | einen | den | Nachtfalter | die | Nachtfalter |
Synonyms
- Motte (colloquial; otherwise only in reference to microlepidopterous species)
See also
Further reading
- “Nachtfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Nachtfalter in Duden online
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