Noun: Schmetterling
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Schmetterling |
| Plural | Schmetterlinge |
Definite
| Singular | der Schmetterling |
| Plural | die Schmetterlinge |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Schmetterlings; Schmetterlinges |
| Plural | Schmetterlinge |
Definite
| Singular | des Schmetterlings; Schmetterlinges |
| Plural | der Schmetterlinge |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Schmetterling; Schmetterlinge |
| Plural | Schmetterlingen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Schmetterling; Schmetterlinge |
| Plural | den Schmetterlingen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Schmetterling |
| Plural | Schmetterlinge |
Definite
| Singular | den Schmetterling |
| Plural | die Schmetterlinge |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Schmetterling
Himmelszelt,
Miniatureffekt,
Kehrdruck,
Häuptling,
Comic-Heft,
Palimpsest,
Bienenstich,
Kampfstoff,
Sandmeer,
Häusermeer,
Zwischensteg,
Offizier,
Hautschnitt,
Prinzess-Schliff,
Vierundzwanzigeck,
Stegreif,
Springinsfeld,
Internationalprozessrecht,
Erdöl,
Knacklaut, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Attested ca. 1500, standard since the 18th century. From an East Central German dialect word, equivalent to Schmetten (“cream”) + -ling, due to an old belief that butterflies eat milk products or, in a more ornamented form, that witches transform themselves into butterflies in order to steal such products. Compare English butterfly.
Verbs referencing "Schmetterling"
English Nouns
butterfly.
Translations