Maikäfer

== German == === Etymology === From Mai (“May”) +‎ Käfer (“beetle, bug”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkɛːfɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ˌkeːfɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Mai‧kä‧fer === Noun === Maikäfer m (strong, genitive Maikäfers, plural Maikäfer) cockchafer, May bug (large European beetle from the genus Melolontha) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Maikäfer” in Duden online “Maikäfer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Mee (“May”) +‎ Kiewerlek (“beetle”), after German Maikäfer. === Noun === Maikäfer m (plural Maikäferen) May bug, cockchafer ==== Synonyms ==== Akeschësser Meekiewerlek Meidéier