Bärtierchen
German, noun/ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌtiːɐ̯çən/
Bärtierchen is a German neuter noun meaning “tardigrade, water bear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gliedertiere bis zu einem Millimeter Größe, sie besitzen vier Paar Stummelbeine und leben in Moosen, feuchter…”.
What does Bärtierchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertardigrade, water bear
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gliedertiere bis zu einem Millimeter Größe, sie besitzen vier Paar Stummelbeine und leben in Moosen, feuchter Erde oder in Wasser
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bärtierchen
- Bärtierchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bärtierchen?
- /ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌtiːɐ̯çən/
- /ˈbeːɐ̯-/
- [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌtiːɐ̯çən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bärtierchen in German?
Bärtierchen appears about once in every 52 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).