"butterfly" meaning in Englisch

See butterfly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈbʌtəflaɪ Audio: En-au-butterfly.ogg , En-uk-a butterfly.ogg , En-ca-butterfly.ogg Forms: the butterfly [singular], the butterflies [plural]
  1. Insekt mit meist schlankem Körper und großflächigen, zarten Flügeln; Schmetterling
    Sense id: de-butterfly-en-noun-mPxFJxlK Topics: zoology
  2. Schwimmstil, bei dem beide Arme in einer kreisförmigen Bewegung zugleich aus dem Wasser nach vorn gebracht werden und die Beine auf und ab geschlagen werden; Delfinschwimmen, Schmetterlingsstil;
    Sense id: de-butterfly-en-noun-OeQkLRfT Topics: sports
  3. ein flatterhafter Mensch Tags: figurative, rare
    Sense id: de-butterfly-en-noun-spHDL~U7
  4. Klappe
    Sense id: de-butterfly-en-noun-msQ3p5kM Topics: technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: butterfly stroke Hypernyms: insect, swimming stroke, swimming technique, swim style Derived forms: butterfly collector, butterfly fish, butterfly effect, butterfly fracture, butterfly net, butterfly valve, butterfly screw, butterfly nut, butterfly knife Translations (Sport): Schmetterling (Deutsch), Delfin (Deutsch), Schmetterlingsstil (Deutsch), Butterfly (Deutsch) Translations (Technik: Klappe): Klappe [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Zoologie): Schmetterling [masculine] (Deutsch), Tagfalter [masculine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Substantiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wiktionary:Illustration",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly collector"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly fish"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly effect"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly fracture"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly net"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "butterfly valve"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly screw"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly nut"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly knife"
    }
  ],
  "expressions": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies in the stomach"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies in one's the stomach"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the butterfly",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the butterflies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "insect"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swimming stroke"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swimming technique"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swim style"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "but·ter·fly",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Englischer Wikipedia-Artikel „Butterfly“ (Stabilversion)",
          "text": "„Butterflies feed primarily on nectar from flowers.“",
          "translation": "„Schmetterlinge ernähren sich in erster Linie von Blütennektar.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Insekt mit meist schlankem Körper und großflächigen, zarten Flügeln; Schmetterling"
      ],
      "id": "de-butterfly-en-noun-mPxFJxlK",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Englischer Wikipedia-Artikel „butterfly stroke“ (Stabilversion).",
          "text": "„While the butterfly was difficult, it brought a great improvement in speed.“",
          "translation": "„Obwohl der Schmetterlingsstil schwierig war, hat er Geschwindigkeitsverbesserungen gebracht.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Schwimmstil, bei dem beide Arme in einer kreisförmigen Bewegung zugleich aus dem Wasser nach vorn gebracht werden und die Beine auf und ab geschlagen werden; Delfinschwimmen, Schmetterlingsstil;"
      ],
      "id": "de-butterfly-en-noun-OeQkLRfT",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ohne Plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ein flatterhafter Mensch"
      ],
      "id": "de-butterfly-en-noun-spHDL~U7",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "figurative",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Klappe"
      ],
      "id": "de-butterfly-en-noun-msQ3p5kM",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "technology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbʌtəflaɪ",
      "lang": "Englisch",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "britisch:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/En-au-butterfly.ogg/En-au-butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-butterfly.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "britisch:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-a butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-uk-a_butterfly.ogg/En-uk-a_butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-a butterfly.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-ca-butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/En-ca-butterfly.ogg/En-ca-butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-ca-butterfly.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "kanadisch:"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "butterfly stroke"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zoologie",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmetterling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zoologie",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tagfalter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Schmetterling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Delfin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Schmetterlingsstil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Butterfly"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Technik: Klappe",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Klappe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "butterfly"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Illustration",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly collector"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly fish"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly effect"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly fracture"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "butterfly net"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "butterfly valve"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly screw"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly nut"
    },
    {
      "word": "butterfly knife"
    }
  ],
  "expressions": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies in the stomach"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies in one's the stomach"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "have butterflies"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the butterfly",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the butterflies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "insect"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swimming stroke"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swimming technique"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "swim style"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "but·ter·fly",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Englischer Wikipedia-Artikel „Butterfly“ (Stabilversion)",
          "text": "„Butterflies feed primarily on nectar from flowers.“",
          "translation": "„Schmetterlinge ernähren sich in erster Linie von Blütennektar.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Insekt mit meist schlankem Körper und großflächigen, zarten Flügeln; Schmetterling"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Englischer Wikipedia-Artikel „butterfly stroke“ (Stabilversion).",
          "text": "„While the butterfly was difficult, it brought a great improvement in speed.“",
          "translation": "„Obwohl der Schmetterlingsstil schwierig war, hat er Geschwindigkeitsverbesserungen gebracht.“"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Schwimmstil, bei dem beide Arme in einer kreisförmigen Bewegung zugleich aus dem Wasser nach vorn gebracht werden und die Beine auf und ab geschlagen werden; Delfinschwimmen, Schmetterlingsstil;"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ohne Plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ein flatterhafter Mensch"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "figurative",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Klappe"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "technology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbʌtəflaɪ",
      "lang": "Englisch",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "britisch:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/En-au-butterfly.ogg/En-au-butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-butterfly.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "britisch:"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-a butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-uk-a_butterfly.ogg/En-uk-a_butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-a butterfly.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-ca-butterfly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/En-ca-butterfly.ogg/En-ca-butterfly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-ca-butterfly.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "kanadisch:"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "butterfly stroke"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zoologie",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmetterling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zoologie",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tagfalter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Schmetterling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Delfin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Schmetterlingsstil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Sport",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Butterfly"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Technik: Klappe",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Klappe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "butterfly"
}

Download raw JSONL data for butterfly meaning in Englisch (4.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Englisch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-03 from the dewiktionary dump dated 2024-10-20 using wiktextract (d6bf104 and a5af179). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.