"Käfer" meaning in German

See Käfer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛː.fɐ/, /ˈkeː.fɐ/ Audio: De-Käfer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|}} Middle High German [Term?], {{inh|de|goh|chevar}} Old High German chevar, {{m|goh|cheviro}} cheviro, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kefrō}} Proto-West Germanic *kefrō, {{cog|en|chafer}} English chafer, {{cog|nl|kever}} Dutch kever Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen|f=in􂀿for the animal􂁀}} Käfer m (strong, genitive Käfers, plural Käfer, diminutive Käferchen n, feminine (for the animal) Käferin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Käfers [genitive], Käfer [plural], Käferchen [diminutive, neuter], Käferin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Käfer [nominative, singular], Käfer [definite, nominative, plural], Käfers [genitive, singular], Käfer [definite, genitive, plural], Käfer [dative, singular], Käfern [dative, definite, plural], Käfer [accusative, singular], Käfer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. beetle Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Käfer-de-noun-ez5839vK
  2. (colloquial, dated) young girl, wench Tags: colloquial, dated, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Käfer-de-noun-xORmXZ2F
  3. (automotive) Beetle (Volkswagen Type 1) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Automotive, Automobiles Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-Käfer-de-noun-zPwiOFvb Disambiguation of Automobiles: 1 3 97 Disambiguation of Beetles: 39 6 54 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 88 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Aaskäfer, Bockkäfer, Borkenkäfer, Feuerkäfer, Hirschkäfer, käferartig, Käferlarve, Käferschnecke, Kapuzinerkäfer, Leuchtkäfer, Maikäfer, Marienkäfer, Mistkäfer, Rüsselkäfer, Schnellkäfer, Stäublingskäfer

Inflected forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "chëifer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ladin: chëifer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ladin: chëifer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": ""
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      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kefrō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kefrō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "chafer"
      },
      "expansion": "English chafer",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kever"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kever",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Akin to English chafer, Dutch kever.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Käfers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Käfer",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "Käferin",
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        "for the animal"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "Käfer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Käfer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Käfers",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Käfer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Käfer",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Käfern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Käfer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "f": "in􂀿for the animal􂁀"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Aaskäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bockkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Borkenkäfer"
    },
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      "word": "Feuerkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hirschkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "käferartig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Käferlarve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Käferschnecke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kapuzinerkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Leuchtkäfer"
    },
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      "word": "Maikäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Marienkäfer"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mistkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Rüsselkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schnellkäfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stäublingskäfer"
    }
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        "strong"
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            "Fundamental"
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            "Transport",
            "Machines",
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            "Technology",
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        },
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          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "orig": "de:Beetles",
          "parents": [
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            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "Beetle"
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        "(automotive) Beetle (Volkswagen Type 1)"
      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "automotive",
        "transport",
        "vehicles"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛː.fɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeː.fɐ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/De-K%C3%A4fer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Käfer"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Käfer",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Käfer",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Käfer",
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    {
      "form": "Käfer",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "Borkenkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feuerkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hirschkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "käferartig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Käferlarve"
    },
    {
      "word": "Käferschnecke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kapuzinerkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leuchtkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maikäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Marienkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mistkäfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rüsselkäfer"
    },
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    {
      "word": "Stäublingskäfer"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkeː.fɐ/"
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