"Glühwürmchen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlyːˌvʏʁmçən/ Audio: De-Glühwürmchen.ogg
Etymology: From glühen (“to glow”) + Wurm (“worm”) + -chen (diminutive suffix) or Glühwurm + -chen. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|glühen|Wurm|-chen|gloss1=to glow|gloss2=worm|pos3=diminutive suffix}} glühen (“to glow”) + Wurm (“worm”) + -chen (diminutive suffix), {{af|de|Glühwurm|-chen}} Glühwurm + -chen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Glühwürmchen n (strong, genitive Glühwürmchens, plural Glühwürmchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Glühwürmchens [genitive], Glühwürmchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Glühwürmchen [nominative, singular], Glühwürmchen [definite, nominative, plural], Glühwürmchens [genitive, singular], Glühwürmchen [definite, genitive, plural], Glühwürmchen [dative, singular], Glühwürmchen [dative, definite, plural], Glühwürmchen [accusative, singular], Glühwürmchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. glowworm, firefly Wikipedia link: de:Glühwürmchen Tags: neuter, strong Categories (lifeform): Beetles Synonyms: Leuchtkäfer, Johanniswürmchen
    Sense id: en-Glühwürmchen-de-noun-li0aO0Li Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -chen

Inflected forms

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