Noun
der Schmetterling
Pronunciation: /ˈʃmɛtərlɪŋ/
butterfly
The German noun Schmetterling means butterfly in English.
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plural Schmetterlinge
All meanings of Schmetterling
Noun
- butterfly
- any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
- butterfly (kind of stroke)
Schmetterling in a German sentence
Haben Sie schon einmal einen violetten Schmetterling gesehen?
Have you ever seen a purple butterfly?
Forms of Schmetterling
singular
der Schmetterling
plural
die Schmetterlinge
Schmetterling in the four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schmetterling
Accusativeden Schmetterling
Dativedem Schmetterling
Genitivedes Schmetterlings
Plural
Nominativedie Schmetterlinge
Accusativedie Schmetterlinge
Dativeden Schmetterlingen
Genitiveder Schmetterlinge