Hirschkäfer

== German == === Etymology === Hirsch (“stag”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪʁʃˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈhɪʁʃˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Hirsch‧kä‧fer === Noun === Hirschkäfer m (strong, genitive Hirschkäfers, plural Hirschkäfer) stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hirschkäfer” in Duden online “Hirschkäfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache