bärfis

See also: barfis

Swedish

en bärfis

Etymology

From bär (berry) + fis (fart), from often being found on berries and releasing a pungent defensive spray.

Noun

bärfis c

  1. a stink bug, a shield bug (any of the bugs in the family Pentatomidae)
  2. (in the plural) superfamily Pentatomoidea

Declension

Declension of bärfis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bärfis bärfisen bärfisar bärfisarna
Genitive bärfis bärfisens bärfisars bärfisarnas

References

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