Butterfliege

German

Etymology

Butter (“butter”) +‎ Fliege (“fly”)

Noun

Butterfliege f (genitive Butterfliege, plural Butterfliegen)

(obsolete) Synonym of Schmetterling

Declension

Declension of Butterfliege [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Butterfliege	die	Butterfliegen
genitive	einer	der	Butterfliege	der	Butterfliegen
dative	einer	der	Butterfliege	den	Butterfliegen
accusative	eine	die	Butterfliege	die	Butterfliegen

Further reading

“Butterfliege” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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