Wolpertinger

See also: wolpertinger

German

Alternative forms

• Wolperdinger

Etymology

Unknown; hypotheses include a derivation from the town of Wolterdingen or from a dialectal form of Walpurgisnacht (“Walpurgis night”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wolpertinger m (strong, genitive Wolpertingers, plural Wolpertinger)

1. (mythology) wolpertinger (a beast of folklore with incongruous features)

Declension

Declension of Wolpertinger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wolpertinger	die	Wolpertinger
genitive	eines	des	Wolpertingers	der	Wolpertinger
dative	einem	dem	Wolpertinger	den	Wolpertingern
accusative	einen	den	Wolpertinger	die	Wolpertinger

Further reading

• “Wolpertinger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wolpertinger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon