Heuschrecke

== German == === Alternative forms === Heuschreck (Austria, Switzerland) === Etymology === From Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko. Analysable as Heu (“hay”) +‎ schrecken (“to jump up”). Originally a masculine that developed into a feminine under the influence of the frequently used plural (a common development in modern German); compare the southern alternative form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ˌʃrɛkə/ Rhymes: -ɛkə === Noun === Heuschrecke f (genitive Heuschrecke, plural Heuschrecken) An orthopteran, chiefly a grasshopper or bush-cricket Synonyms: (informal) Grashüpfer, Heupferd (colloquial, derogatory) an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population (especially East Germany, historical) an investor from West Germany who did this in the former GDR, exploiting the chaos following German reunification (historical) The Heuschrecke 10, a prototype WW2 era tracked weapons carrier. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Blattheuschrecke Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke Feldheuschrecke Gespenstheuschrecke Laubheuschrecke Stabheuschrecke Wanderheuschrecke Wüstenheuschrecke ==== Related terms ==== Schrecke Heuschreckenfraß, Heuschreckenplage, Heuschreckenschwarm Heuschreckenkapitalismus === Further reading === “Heuschrecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Heuschrecke” in Duden online