Zwiefalter
German
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle High German zwivalter, from Old High German zvīfaltra, from vīvaltra, fīfaltra, fīfaltara.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZwiefalter m (strong, genitive Zwiefalters, plural Zwiefalter)
- (obsolete) butterfly (insect)
- Synonyms: Schmetterling, Zweifalter
Declension
editDeclension of Zwiefalter [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Zwiefalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zwiefalter” in Duden online
- “Zwiefalter”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Zwiefalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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