Neuter
Glühwürmchen
Meaning
glowworm, firefly
Concepts
glow worm
glowfly
lightningbugs
common glow worm
Synonyms
großer Leuchtkäfer
großes Glühwürmchen
großes Johanniswürmchen
Großer Leuchtkäfer
Johanniswürmchen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
lyychtkääferli
Basel-Landschaft
schyynwiirmli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlyːˌvʏʁmçən/
Etymology
From glühen (“to glow”) + Wurm (“worm”) + -chen (diminutive suffix) or Glühwurm + -chen.
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