Rattenfänger
German
Etymology
From Ratte (“rat”) + -n- + Fänger (“catcher”). Sense 3 from the folk tale Der Rattenfänger von Hameln ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁatn̩ˌfɛŋɐ]
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Noun
Rattenfänger m (strong, genitive Rattenfängers, plural Rattenfänger)
- ratcatcher
- rat dog
- (figuratively) pied piper, demagogue
Declension
Declension of Rattenfänger [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rattenfänger | die | Rattenfänger |
| genitive | eines | des | Rattenfängers | der | Rattenfänger |
| dative | einem | dem | Rattenfänger | den | Rattenfängern |
| accusative | einen | den | Rattenfänger | die | Rattenfänger |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Rattenfänger” in Duden online
- “Rattenfänger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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