"Heuschrecke" meaning in German

See Heuschrecke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔʏ̯ˌʃrɛkə/ Audio: De-Heuschrecke.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛkə Etymology: From Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko. Analysable as Heu (“hay”) + schrecken (“to jump up”). Originally a masculine that developed into a feminine under the influence of the frequently used plural (a common development in modern German); compare the southern alternative form. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|höuschrecke}} Middle High German höuschrecke, {{inh|de|goh|houwiscrecko}} Old High German houwiscrecko, {{com|de|Heu|schrecken|t1=hay|t2=to jump up}} Heu (“hay”) + schrecken (“to jump up”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Heuschrecke f (genitive Heuschrecke, plural Heuschrecken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Heuschrecke [genitive], Heuschrecken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Heuschrecke [nominative, singular], Heuschrecken [definite, nominative, plural], Heuschrecke [genitive, singular], Heuschrecken [definite, genitive, plural], Heuschrecke [dative, singular], Heuschrecken [dative, definite, plural], Heuschrecke [accusative, singular], Heuschrecken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. grasshopper; locust Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers Synonyms: Grashüpfer [informal], Heupferd
    Sense id: en-Heuschrecke-de-noun-ccM7Bkwl Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 45 16 40 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 45 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population Tags: colloquial, derogatory, feminine Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers
    Sense id: en-Heuschrecke-de-noun-f5QluxtO Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 45 16 40 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 45 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population
    (especially East Germany, historical) an investor from West Germany who did this in the former GDR, exploiting the chaos following German reunification
    Tags: East, Germany, colloquial, derogatory, especially, feminine, historical Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers
    Sense id: en-Heuschrecke-de-noun-oRY5xvY7 Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 45 16 40 Categories (other): DDR German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 45 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Heuschreck [Austria, Switzerland] Hyponyms: Blattheuschrecke, Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke, Gespenstheuschrecke, Laubheuschrecke, Stabheuschrecke, Wanderheuschrecke, Wüstenheuschrecke Related terms: Schrecke, Heuschreckenfraß, Heuschreckenplage, Heuschreckenschwarm, Heuschreckenkapitalismus

Inflected forms

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