"Wetterfrosch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈvɛtərˌfrɔʃ/, [ˈvɛ.tɐˌfʁɔʃ], [ˈʋ-] Audio: De-Wetterfrosch.ogg
Etymology: From Wetter (“weather”) + Frosch (“frog”). Some frogs climb up vegetation in warm weather, so it was erroneously believed that the same behaviour could also predict warmth. Etymology templates: {{com|de|Wetter|Frosch|t1=weather|t2=frog}} Wetter (“weather”) + Frosch (“frog”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Wetterfrosch m (strong, genitive Wetterfrosches or Wetterfroschs, plural Wetterfrösche) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Wetterfrosches [genitive], Wetterfroschs [genitive], Wetterfrösche [plural], strong [table-tags], Wetterfrosch [nominative, singular], Wetterfrösche [definite, nominative, plural], Wetterfrosches [genitive, singular], Wetterfroschs [genitive, singular], Wetterfrösche [definite, genitive, plural], Wetterfrosch [dative, singular], Wetterfrosche [dative, singular], Wetterfröschen [dative, definite, plural], Wetterfrosch [accusative, singular], Wetterfrösche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Wetterfrosch-de-noun-KZup9NU4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
  2. (figurative, humorous) A meterologist, weatherman. Tags: figuratively, humorous, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Wetterfrosch-de-noun-pSvU4MnL
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