Wasserläufer
German, noun/ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
Wasserläufer is a German masculine noun meaning “sandpiper (any of various wading birds, especially in the genus Tringa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Insekt aus der Gruppe de Wanzen, das auf dem Wasser läuft (Familie Gerridae)”.
What does Wasserläufer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesandpiper (any of various wading birds, especially in the genus Tringa)
- 2
masculinewater strider (any of various pleustonic predatory insects of the family Gerridae)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insekt aus der Gruppe de Wanzen, das auf dem Wasser läuft (Familie Gerridae) 2. Watvogel der Gattung Tringa
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 Wasserläufer
- Wasserläufers genitive
- Wasserläufern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserläufer?
- /ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
- [ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wasserläufer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wasserläufer in German?
Wasserläufer appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).