Moskito

de-noun

Moskito m (strong, genitive Moskitos, plural Moskitos)

Moskitos (genitive)
Moskitos (plural)
Moskito (nominative singular)
Moskitos (definite nominative plural)
Moskitos (genitive singular)
Moskitos (definite genitive plural)
Moskito (dative singular)
Moskitos (dative definite plural)
Moskito (accusative singular)
Moskitos (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”).


Mücke

de-noun

Mücke f (genitive Mücke, plural Mücken, diminutive Mückchen n or Mücklein n)

Mücke (genitive)
Mücken (plural)
Mückchen (diminutive neuter)
Mücklein (diminutive neuter)
Mücke (nominative singular)
Mücken (definite nominative plural)
Mücke (genitive singular)
Mücken (definite genitive plural)
Mücke (dative singular)
Mücken (dative definite plural)
Mücke (accusative singular)
Mücken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German mücke, mügge, mucke, mugge, from Old High German mucka, mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-.
Compare Dutch mug, Low German Mügg, Mügge, English midge, Danish myg, Latin musca.

(biology) insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge


Laus

Laus f (genitive Laus, plural Läuse, diminutive Läuschen n, feminine (rare) Läusin)

Laus (genitive)
Läuse (plural)
Läuschen (diminutive neuter)
Läusin (feminine rare)
Laus (nominative singular)
Läuse (definite nominative plural)
Laus (genitive singular)
Läuse (definite genitive plural)
Laus (dative singular)
Läusen (dative definite plural)
Laus (accusative singular)
Läuse (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.


Seide

Seide (genitive)
Seiden (plural)
Seide (nominative singular)
Seiden (definite nominative plural)
Seide (genitive singular)
Seiden (definite genitive plural)
Seide (dative singular)
Seiden (dative definite plural)
Seide (accusative singular)
Seiden (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā (“silk”).

Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves.


Schimmel

Schimmel m (strong, genitive Schimmels, no plural)

Schimmels (genitive)
Schimmel (nominative singular)
Schimmels (genitive singular)
Schimmel (dative singular)
Schimmel (accusative singular)

From Middle High German schimel, schimmel, from Old High German skimbal (“mould”). The expected Middle High German form is seemingly unattested *schimbel, but all three forms (schimel, schimmel, *schimbel) would have yielded modern German Schimmel. Cognate with Dutch schimmel (“mould”).


Schimmel

Schimmel m (strong, genitive Schimmels, plural Schimmel, diminutive Schimmelchen n)

Schimmels (genitive)
Schimmel (plural)
Schimmelchen (diminutive neuter)
Schimmel (nominative singular)
Schimmel (definite nominative plural)
Schimmels (genitive singular)
Schimmel (definite genitive plural)
Schimmel (dative singular)
Schimmeln (dative definite plural)
Schimmel (accusative singular)
Schimmel (accusative definite plural)

→ Kashubian: szëmel

→ Lower Sorbian: šumjel

→ Upper Sorbian: šumjel

Derived from etymology 1 due to the similar colour. At first an attributive construction, seemingly of northern origin, in Middle Low German dat scymelinghe perd (1373) and Middle High German ein schemeliges perd (1374, West Central German). Dutch schimmel (“grey horse”) is borrowed from German.


Wanze

Wanze (genitive)
Wanzen (plural)
Wanze (nominative singular)
Wanzen (definite nominative plural)
Wanze (genitive singular)
Wanzen (definite genitive plural)
Wanze (dative singular)
Wanzen (dative definite plural)
Wanze (accusative singular)
Wanzen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German wanze, formed with the contractive suffix -ze (cf. Spatz, Heinz) from older Middle and Old High German wantlūs (“bug”, literally “wall louse”), equivalent to Wand + Laus.

der

an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense)


Bettwanze

de-noun

Bettwanze f (genitive Bettwanze, plural Bettwanzen)

Bettwanze (genitive)
Bettwanzen (plural)
Bettwanze (nominative singular)
Bettwanzen (definite nominative plural)
Bettwanze (genitive singular)
Bettwanzen (definite genitive plural)
Bettwanze (dative singular)
Bettwanzen (dative definite plural)
Bettwanze (accusative singular)
Bettwanzen (accusative definite plural)


Filzlaus

Filzlaus f (genitive Filzlaus, plural Filzläuse)

Filzlaus (genitive)
Filzläuse (plural)
Filzlaus (nominative singular)
Filzläuse (definite nominative plural)
Filzlaus (genitive singular)
Filzläuse (definite genitive plural)
Filzlaus (dative singular)
Filzläusen (dative definite plural)
Filzlaus (accusative singular)
Filzläuse (accusative definite plural)

15th century, from Filz (“felt”, also “tangled, clotted hair”) + Laus (“louse”).


Parasit

de-noun

Parasit m (weak, genitive Parasiten, plural Parasiten, diminutive Parasitchen n)

Parasiten (genitive)
Parasiten (plural)
Parasitchen (diminutive neuter)
Parasit (nominative singular)
Parasiten (definite nominative plural)
Parasiten (genitive singular)
Parasiten (definite genitive plural)
Parasiten (dative singular)
Parasiten (dative definite plural)
Parasiten (accusative singular)
Parasiten (accusative definite plural)


Brutparasit

Brutparasit m (weak, genitive Brutparasiten, plural Brutparasiten)

Brutparasiten (genitive)
Brutparasiten (plural)
Brutparasit (nominative singular)
Brutparasiten (definite nominative plural)
Brutparasiten (genitive singular)
Brutparasiten (definite genitive plural)
Brutparasiten (dative singular)
Brutparasiten (dative definite plural)
Brutparasiten (accusative singular)
Brutparasiten (accusative definite plural)


Zecke

Zecke (genitive)
Zecken (plural)
Zecke (nominative singular)
Zecken (definite nominative plural)
Zecke (genitive singular)
Zecken (definite genitive plural)
Zecke (dative singular)
Zecken (dative definite plural)
Zecke (accusative singular)
Zecken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German zecke, from Old High German cecho, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”).

[…] Dort skandierten sie »Rote Schweine raus« oder »Die Zecken soll'n verrecken«, bis die Volkspolizei kam und sie in Richtung Alexanderplatz abdrängte.

2018, Michael Sontheimer, Peter Wensierski, Berlin: Stadt der Revolte, Ch. Links Verlag, →ISBN, page 396:

[…] There they chanted "Red pigs out" or "The punks should perish" until the police came and pushed them in the direction of Alexanderplatz.

Jenseits der Zonengrenze hieß das hin und wieder auch, eine Nacht in einem verbarrikadierten besetzten Haus verbringen zu müssen, weil auf der Straße eine Horde von Glatzen mit Baseballschlägern darauf aus war, ein paar Zecken zu klatschen.

2021 May 9, Ulrich Gutmair, “Roman über Punks der 90er: Nochämo uff die Fress?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

Beyond the zone line, that sometimes meant spending a night in a barricaded squat because a horde of skinheads with baseball bats were out on the street trying to smack a few punks.

(slang, derogatory) leftist (person, usually young, who supports leftwing politics)


Schmarotzer

Schmarotzer m (strong, genitive Schmarotzers, plural Schmarotzer, feminine Schmarotzerin)

Schmarotzers (genitive)
Schmarotzer (plural)
Schmarotzerin (feminine)
Schmarotzer (nominative singular)
Schmarotzer (definite nominative plural)
Schmarotzers (genitive singular)
Schmarotzer (definite genitive plural)
Schmarotzer (dative singular)
Schmarotzern (dative definite plural)
Schmarotzer (accusative singular)
Schmarotzer (accusative definite plural)

Inherited from Middle High German smorotzer. By surface analysis, schmarotzen + -er.


Dasselfliege

de-noun

Dasselfliege f (genitive Dasselfliege, plural Dasselfliegen)

Dasselfliege (genitive)
Dasselfliegen (plural)
Dasselfliege (nominative singular)
Dasselfliegen (definite nominative plural)
Dasselfliege (genitive singular)
Dasselfliegen (definite genitive plural)
Dasselfliege (dative singular)
Dasselfliegen (dative definite plural)
Dasselfliege (accusative singular)
Dasselfliegen (accusative definite plural)

Probably from Low German dase (“stinging fly”).


Egel

Egel m (strong, genitive Egels, plural Egel)

Egels (genitive)
Egel (plural)
Egel (nominative singular)
Egel (definite nominative plural)
Egels (genitive singular)
Egel (definite genitive plural)
Egel (dative singular)
Egeln (dative definite plural)
Egel (accusative singular)
Egel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German egel(e), from Old High German egala (8th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *egalu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *egalaz. Cognate to Dutch echel. Further related with Ancient Greek ἔχις (ékhis), Armenian իժ (iž).


Stechmücke

Stechmücke f (genitive Stechmücke, plural Stechmücken)

Stechmücke (genitive)
Stechmücken (plural)
Stechmücke (nominative singular)
Stechmücken (definite nominative plural)
Stechmücke (genitive singular)
Stechmücken (definite genitive plural)
Stechmücke (dative singular)
Stechmücken (dative definite plural)
Stechmücke (accusative singular)
Stechmücken (accusative definite plural)

[ˈʃtɛçˌmʏ.kə]


Floh

Floh m (strong, genitive Flohes or Flohs, plural Flöhe, diminutive Flöhchen n)

Flohes (genitive)
Flohs (genitive)
Flöhe (plural)
Flöhchen (diminutive neuter)
Floh (nominative singular)
Flöhe (definite nominative plural)
Flohes (genitive singular)
Flohs (genitive singular)
Flöhe (definite genitive plural)
Floh (dative singular)
Flohe (dative singular)
Flöhen (dative definite plural)
Floh (accusative singular)
Flöhe (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh.
Compare Low German Flo, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


Bremse

Bremse f (genitive Bremse, plural Bremsen)

Bremse (genitive)
Bremsen (plural)
Bremse (nominative singular)
Bremsen (definite nominative plural)
Bremse (genitive singular)
Bremsen (definite genitive plural)
Bremse (dative singular)
Bremsen (dative definite plural)
Bremse (accusative singular)
Bremsen (accusative definite plural)

→ Swedish: broms

From Middle High German bremse, borrowed from Middle Low German premese (“twitch for horses”), from the verb pramen (“to clamp”), with further origin unclear (DWDS).

der

(archaic) any kind of clamp that restricts movement

in particular, a twitch wherewith particularly in veterinary medicine body parts of a beast (face, testicles etc.) are pinched to perform surgical or similar operations


Dotter

de-noun

Dotter m (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)

Dotters (genitive)
Dotter (plural)
Dotter (nominative singular)
Dotter (definite nominative plural)
Dotters (genitive singular)
Dotter (definite genitive plural)
Dotter (dative singular)
Dottern (dative definite plural)
Dotter (accusative singular)
Dotter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German toter, tother, from Old High German totir, from Proto-West Germanic *dodr.

dodder (Cuscuta gen. et spp. and Camelina gen. et spp.)


Mehltau

Mehltau m (strong, genitive Mehltaus, no plural)

Mehltaus (genitive)
Mehltau (nominative singular)
Mehltaus (genitive singular)
Mehltau (dative singular)
Mehltau (accusative singular)

From Middle High German miltau, from Old High German miltau, from militou, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from Proto-Germanic *milidawwaz; equivalent to *mili (“honey”) + *dawwō (“dew”). The modern form through a secondary coincidence with Mehl (“flour”), which is due to the regular vocalic development in Low German and some dialects of Central German; compare Middle Low German mēldouwe, from Old Saxon milidou.


Mistel

Mistel f (genitive Mistel, plural Misteln)

Mistel (genitive)
Misteln (plural)
Mistel (nominative singular)
Misteln (definite nominative plural)
Mistel (genitive singular)
Misteln (definite genitive plural)
Mistel (dative singular)
Misteln (dative definite plural)
Mistel (accusative singular)
Misteln (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German mistel f or m, from Old High German mistil m, from Proto-West Germanic *mistil, from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz m.


Bandwurm

Bandwurm m (strong, genitive Bandwurmes or Bandwurms, plural Bandwürmer)

Bandwurmes (genitive)
Bandwurms (genitive)
Bandwürmer (plural)
Bandwurm (nominative singular)
Bandwürmer (definite nominative plural)
Bandwurmes (genitive singular)
Bandwurms (genitive singular)
Bandwürmer (definite genitive plural)
Bandwurm (dative singular)
Bandwurme (dative singular)
Bandwürmern (dative definite plural)
Bandwurm (accusative singular)
Bandwürmer (accusative definite plural)


Kopflaus

Kopflaus f (genitive Kopflaus, plural Kopfläuse)

Kopflaus (genitive)
Kopfläuse (plural)
Kopflaus (nominative singular)
Kopfläuse (definite nominative plural)
Kopflaus (genitive singular)
Kopfläuse (definite genitive plural)
Kopflaus (dative singular)
Kopfläusen (dative definite plural)
Kopflaus (accusative singular)
Kopfläuse (accusative definite plural)


Blutegel

Blutegel m (strong, genitive Blutegels, plural Blutegel)

Blutegels (genitive)
Blutegel (plural)
Blutegel (nominative singular)
Blutegel (definite nominative plural)
Blutegels (genitive singular)
Blutegel (definite genitive plural)
Blutegel (dative singular)
Blutegeln (dative definite plural)
Blutegel (accusative singular)
Blutegel (accusative definite plural)


Milbe

Milbe (genitive)
Milben (plural)
Milbe (nominative singular)
Milben (definite nominative plural)
Milbe (genitive singular)
Milben (definite genitive plural)
Milbe (dative singular)
Milben (dative definite plural)
Milbe (accusative singular)
Milben (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German milwe, milewe, from Old High German miliwa. Cognate with archaic Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”), Middle Low German mēle (“mite”). Further related with German mahlen (“to grind”), Mehl (“flour”), English meal (“coarse flour”).
Also compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”) and Swedish mal (“moth”), which could be related.


Herbstgrasmilbe

Herbstgrasmilbe f (genitive Herbstgrasmilbe, plural Herbstgrasmilben)

Herbstgrasmilbe (genitive)
Herbstgrasmilben (plural)
Herbstgrasmilbe (nominative singular)
Herbstgrasmilben (definite nominative plural)
Herbstgrasmilbe (genitive singular)
Herbstgrasmilben (definite genitive plural)
Herbstgrasmilbe (dative singular)
Herbstgrasmilben (dative definite plural)
Herbstgrasmilbe (accusative singular)
Herbstgrasmilben (accusative definite plural)


Sackratte

Sackratte f (genitive Sackratte, plural Sackratten)

Sackratte (genitive)
Sackratten (plural)
Sackratte (nominative singular)
Sackratten (definite nominative plural)
Sackratte (genitive singular)
Sackratten (definite genitive plural)
Sackratte (dative singular)
Sackratten (dative definite plural)
Sackratte (accusative singular)
Sackratten (accusative definite plural)

From Sack (“sack, scrotum”) + Ratte (“rat”).


Madenwurm

Madenwurm m (strong, genitive Madenwurmes or Madenwurms, plural Madenwürmer)

Madenwurmes (genitive)
Madenwurms (genitive)
Madenwürmer (plural)
Madenwurm (nominative singular)
Madenwürmer (definite nominative plural)
Madenwurmes (genitive singular)
Madenwurms (genitive singular)
Madenwürmer (definite genitive plural)
Madenwurm (dative singular)
Madenwurme (dative singular)
Madenwürmern (dative definite plural)
Madenwurm (accusative singular)
Madenwürmer (accusative definite plural)

From Made (“maggot”) + -n- + Wurm (“worm”).


Gnitze

Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)

Gnitze (genitive)
Gnitzen (plural)
Gnitze (nominative singular)
Gnitzen (definite nominative plural)
Gnitze (genitive singular)
Gnitzen (definite genitive plural)
Gnitze (dative singular)
Gnitzen (dative definite plural)
Gnitze (accusative singular)
Gnitzen (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German gnitte, from Old Saxon *gnitta, from Proto-Germanic *gnittaz, *gnattaz (“gnat, midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw, scratch”).


Saugwurm

Saugwurm m (strong, genitive Saugwurmes or Saugwurms, plural Saugwürmer)

Saugwurmes (genitive)
Saugwurms (genitive)
Saugwürmer (plural)
Saugwurm (nominative singular)
Saugwürmer (definite nominative plural)
Saugwurmes (genitive singular)
Saugwurms (genitive singular)
Saugwürmer (definite genitive plural)
Saugwurm (dative singular)
Saugwurme (dative singular)
Saugwürmern (dative definite plural)
Saugwurm (accusative singular)
Saugwürmer (accusative definite plural)


Leberegel

Leberegel m (strong, genitive Leberegels, plural Leberegel)

Leberegels (genitive)
Leberegel (plural)
Leberegel (nominative singular)
Leberegel (definite nominative plural)
Leberegels (genitive singular)
Leberegel (definite genitive plural)
Leberegel (dative singular)
Leberegeln (dative definite plural)
Leberegel (accusative singular)
Leberegel (accusative definite plural)


Hauswanze

Hauswanze f (genitive Hauswanze, plural Hauswanzen)

Hauswanze (genitive)
Hauswanzen (plural)
Hauswanze (nominative singular)
Hauswanzen (definite nominative plural)
Hauswanze (genitive singular)
Hauswanzen (definite genitive plural)
Hauswanze (dative singular)
Hauswanzen (dative definite plural)
Hauswanze (accusative singular)
Hauswanzen (accusative definite plural)