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mottenzerfressen

German, adjective/ˈmɔtn̩t͡sɛʁˌfʁɛsn̩/

mottenzerfressen is a German adjective meaning “moth-eaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Motten zerfressen”.

What does mottenzerfressen mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    moth-eaten

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

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. von Motten zerfressen

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 mottenzerfressen

  • mottenzerfressener masculine nominative singular
  • mottenzerfressene feminine nominative singular
  • mottenzerfressenes neuter nominative singular
  • mottenzerfressenen genitive masculine singular
  • mottenzerfressenem dative masculine singular
  • der mottenzerfressene definite includes-article masculine
  • die mottenzerfressene definite feminine includes-article
  • das mottenzerfressene definite includes-article neuter
  • die mottenzerfressenen definite includes-article nominative
  • des mottenzerfressenen definite genitive includes-article
  • der mottenzerfressenen definite feminine genitive
  • dem mottenzerfressenen dative definite includes-article
  • den mottenzerfressenen dative definite includes-article
  • mottenzerfressner positive nominative strong
  • mottenzerfressne positive nominative strong
  • mottenzerfressnes positive nominative strong
  • mottenzerfressnen positive genitive strong
  • mottenzerfressnem positive dative strong

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

How do you pronounce mottenzerfressen?

  • /ˈmɔtn̩t͡sɛʁˌfʁɛsn̩/
  • [ˈmɔtn̩t͡sɛɐ̯ˌfʁɛsn̩]

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