Kakerlake

German

Alternative forms

Kakerlak m (now rare)

Etymology

Formed back from the plural Kakerlaken of Kakerlak, which is the more original form of the word. The latter from Dutch kakkerlak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌka(ː)kɐˈlaːkə/
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Noun

Kakerlake f (genitive Kakerlake, plural Kakerlaken)

cockroach (insect)

Declension

Declension of Kakerlake

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kakerlake	die	Kakerlaken
genitive	einer	der	Kakerlake	der	Kakerlaken
dative	einer	der	Kakerlake	den	Kakerlaken
accusative	eine	die	Kakerlake	die	Kakerlaken

Synonyms

Küchenschabe

Further reading

Kakerlake in Duden online

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