Silberfischchen

German

Alternative forms

• Silberfisch (fairly rare)

Etymology

Mid-19th century, from Silber (“silver”) +‎ Fischchen (literally “little fish”), which latter had already been used in this sense on its own. As in English silverfish, the name is based on the somewhat fish-like form as well as movement of the insect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪlbɐˌfɪʃçən/

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Noun

Silberfischchen n (strong, genitive Silberfischchens, plural Silberfischchen)

1. silverfish, slicker (insect)

   Synonym: (archaic or dialectal) Zuckergast

Declension

Declension of Silberfischchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Silberfischchen	die	Silberfischchen
genitive	eines	des	Silberfischchens	der	Silberfischchen
dative	einem	dem	Silberfischchen	den	Silberfischchen
accusative	ein	das	Silberfischchen	die	Silberfischchen

Further reading

• “Silberfischchen” in Duden online