Faulfliege
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- A fly belonging to family , many species of which are saprophagous.
Etymology
Compound from German faul (rotten, lazy, putrid, rancid) + German Fliege (fly, policeman).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Fliege
Gloss
fly, policeman
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Buckelfliege German
- Eintagsfliege German
- Faulheit German
- Faulpelz German
- Flick German
- Fliege German
- Fliegenfänger German
- Fliegengitter German
- Fliegenklatsche German
- Fliegenpilz German
- Fliegenschnäpper German
- Fäule German
- Hirschfliege German
- Köcherfliege German
- Langbeinfliege German
- Obstfliege German
- Raupenfliege German
- Scheißhausfliege German
- denkfaul German
- faul German
- oberfaul German
- schreibfaul German
- stinkfaul German
- fliege Middle High German
- vūl Middle High German