Vielfraß
German
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German vilvrāʒ; compare Old High German vilifrāʒ, from frāʒ (“eater”) (modern German Fresser).
Noun
Vielfraß m (genitive Vielfraßes, plural Vielfraße)
- (figuratively) glutton (person who eats a lot)
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German, from Old Norse fjellfräs (“mountain cat”), from fjall (“mountain”) (cognate to English fell (“mountain”)). Respelled based on the folk-etymological belief that it had the same derivation as Vielfraß (“gluttonous person”).
Noun
Vielfraß m (genitive Vielfraßes, plural Vielfraße)
- wolverine, glutton (Gulo gulo)
Declension
Declension of Vielfraß
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Vielfraß | die | Vielfraße |
| genitive | eines | des | Vielfraßes | der | Vielfraße |
| dative | einem | dem | Vielfraß, Vielfraße1 | den | Vielfraßen |
| accusative | einen | den | Vielfraß | die | Vielfraße |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Vielfraß in Duden online