grasshopper

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
2. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
3. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
4. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
5. (figuratively) A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
6. (slang) A frequent user of marijuana.
7. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.

Verb

1. (transitive) Of a crop, to be ruined or destroyed by grasshoppers.
2. (transitive) To move a riverboat over an obstruction, such as a sandbar.
3. (rare, transitive) Of an animal, to hunt and eat grasshoppers.

Konzepte

Heuschrecke

Grashüpfer

Grille

🦗

Zikade

Graßhüpfer

Heupferd

Heugumper

Heuhüpfer

Schrecke

Wanderheuschrecke

Heuschreck

Synonyme

locust

cricket

🦗

hopper

mantis

insect

cicada

grig

small

woodlouse

green grasshopper

large grasshopper

attilabus

ant

🐜

locustidae

copper

dragonfly

green

katydid

mountain

⛰️

praying mantis

Übersetzungen

sauterelle

saltamontes

cavalletta

sprinkhaan

gafanhoto

langosta

🦞

criquet

çekirge

llagosta

grillo

🦗

locusta

ακρίδα

saltamartí

locusta

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: grashoppere

Geerbt von Altenglisch: græshoppa

Verwandt mit Saterfriesisch: Gäärshupper

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: grashupper

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Grashüpfer

Verwandt mit Dänisch: græshoppe

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: gräshoppa

Verwandt mit Norwegisch: gresshoppe

In summary

From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.