Zuckergast

German

Etymology

From Zucker (“sugar”) +‎ Gast (“guest”). The insects are attracted by sugar.

Noun

Zuckergast m (strong, genitive Zuckergastes or Zuckergasts, plural Zuckergäste)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) silverfish (insect)
    Synonym: Silberfischchen

Declension
Declension of Zuckergast [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zuckergast die Zuckergäste
genitive eines des Zuckergastes, Zuckergasts der Zuckergäste
dative einem dem Zuckergast, Zuckergaste1 den Zuckergästen
accusative einen den Zuckergast die Zuckergäste

1Now rare, see notes.

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