Distelfalter
German
Etymology
Distel (“thistle”) + Falter (“butterfly, moth”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɪstl̩ˌfaltɐ]
- Hyphenation: Dis‧tel‧fal‧ter
Noun
Distelfalter m (strong, genitive Distelfalters, plural Distelfalter)
- painted lady (butterfly of the species Vanessa cardui)
Declension
Declension of Distelfalter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Distelfalter | die | Distelfalter |
| genitive | eines | des | Distelfalters | der | Distelfalter |
| dative | einem | dem | Distelfalter | den | Distelfaltern |
| accusative | einen | den | Distelfalter | die | Distelfalter |
Related terms
- Nachtfalter
- Tagfalter
Further reading
- “Distelfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Distelfalter” in Duden online