"Lemming" meaning in German

See Lemming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Lemming.ogg Forms: Lemmings [genitive], Lemminge [plural]
Etymology: From Danish and Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse lómundr, læmingi, læmingr (“lemming”), perhaps from Sami luomek. Etymology templates: {{der|de|da|-}} Danish, {{der|de|no|lemming}} Norwegian lemming, {{der|de|non|lómundr}} Old Norse lómundr, {{der|de|smi|-}} Sami Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Lemming m (strong, genitive Lemmings, plural Lemminge)
  1. lemming Wikipedia link: de:Lemminge Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Cricetids Derived forms: wie die Lemminge

Inflected forms

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