Polyglot Dictionary

Schmetterling

/ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schmetterlinge

Meaning

  1. butterfly

    • Ein bunter Schmetterling flog vorbei.

      A colourful butterfly flew past.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

papillon

papillon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "butterfly."

Portuguese

borboleta

borboleta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "butterfly."

Practice

1 What does Schmetterling mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein bunter ___ flog vorbei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schmetterling?

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