Kohlweißling
German, noun[ˈkoːlvaɪ̯slɪŋ]
Kohlweißling is spelled K-O-H-L-W-E-I-SS-L-I-N-G (12 letters). Kohlweißling is a German masculine noun meaning “Any butterfly of the genus Pieridae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weißer Schmetterling mit schwarzen Flügelspitzen, dessen Raupen auf Kohlgewächsen leben”.
What does Kohlweißling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineAny butterfly of the genus Pieridae.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weißer Schmetterling mit schwarzen Flügelspitzen, dessen Raupen auf Kohlgewächsen leben
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 Kohlweißling
- Kohlweißlings genitive
- Kohlweißlinge plural
- Kohlweißlingen dative definite plural
- Kohlweissling alternative Liechtenstein Switzerland
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kohlweißling?
- [ˈkoːlvaɪ̯slɪŋ]
- [ˈkoːlˌvaɪ̯slɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.