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Flügeldecke

German, noun/ˈflyːɡl̩ˌdɛkə/

Flügeldecke is a German feminine noun meaning “elytron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Flügeldecke mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineelytron

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Flügeldecke

  • Flügeldecken plural
  • Flgd. alternative abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Flügeldecke?

  • /ˈflyːɡl̩ˌdɛkə/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Flügeldecke

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Flügeldecke in German?

Flügeldecke appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).