Marienkäfer
German (Berlin)
/maˈʁiː.ənˌkɛː.fɐ/, /-keː-/
noun
Definitions
- ladybug / lady-bug, ladybird / lady-bird
Etymology
Compound from German Marien- (cf. genitive forms: Mariens, Mariä, Marias, der Maria (i.e. of the Mary)), a bound morpheme derived from Maria (Mary, Maria) + German Käfer (beetle, bug, bettle).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Käfer
Gloss
beetle, bug, bettle
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bird English
- bug English
- lady English
- ladybird English
- ladybug English
- Aaskäfer German
- Bockkäfer German
- Borkenkäfer German
- Feuerkäfer German
- Hirschkäfer German
- Käfer German
- Leuchtkäfer German
- Maikäfer German
- Marien- (cf. genitive forms: Mariens, Mariä, Marias, der Maria (i.e. of the Mary)), a bound morpheme derived from Maria German
- Mistkäfer German
- Rüsselkäfer German
- Tabakkäfer German
- lidibag Cebuano
- chevar Old High German
- cäf Volapük