Schmetterling
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃmɛtərlɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (in common use) butterfly
- (chiefly) any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
- (swimming) butterfly (kind of stroke)
Etymology
Suf from German Schmetten (cream).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Schmetten
Gloss
cream
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- butter English
- butterflier English
- butterfly English
- butterfly knife English
- butterfly nut English
- butterflyfish English
- butterflylike English
- fly English
- Buntbarsch German
- Fisch German
- Raupe German
- Schmetten German
- Schmetterlingsblütler German
- Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch German
- Schmetterlingsfisch German
- Schmetterlingsraupe German
- バタフライ Japanese
- buterflie Middle English
- bataplai Tok Pisin
- szmaterlok Silesian