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Meaning of "Lemming" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEMMING

dänisch lemming, Herkunft ungeklärt.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEMMING IN GERMAN

Lemming  [Lẹmming] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEMMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Lemming is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEMMING MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Definition of Lemming in the German dictionary

Rodent migrating in large groups Example The workers pull into the factory like lemmings. Nagetier, das in großen Gruppen wandertBeispieldie Arbeiter ziehen wie Lemminge ins Werk.

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GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEMMING


Brainstorming
[ˈbreɪnstɔːmɪŋ] 
Dry Farming
[ˈdra͜ifarmɪŋ] 
Flaming
[ˈfleɪmɪŋ]
Fleming
Fle̲ming
Fläming
Flä̲ming
Gaming
[ˈɡeɪmɪŋ]
Gender-Mainstreaming
[ˈd͜ʃɛndɐmeɪnstriːmɪŋ] 
Incoming
[ˈɪnkamɪŋ]
Multiprogramming
Mụltiprogramming […ɡrɛmɪŋ), [maltɪˈproʊ…] 
Pharming
[ˈfaːɐ̯mɪŋ] 
Ramming
Rạmming
Reframing
[riˈfreɪmɪŋ]
Roaming
[ˈroʊmɪŋ] 
Schladming
Schla̲dming
Skimming
Skịmming
Spamming
[ˈspɛ…]
Streaming
[ˈstriːmɪŋ] 
Timing
[ˈta͜imɪŋ]
Wyoming
[waɪˈoʊmɪŋ] 
charming
[ˈtʃaːmɪŋ]

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEMMING

Lektorat
lektorieren
Lektorin
Lektüre
Lektürestunde
Lekythos
Lemberg
Lemma
lemmatisieren
Lemmatisierung
Lemniskate
Lempira
Lemur
Lemure
lemurenhaft
Lemuria
lemurisch
Lena
Lenäen
Lenau

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE LEMMING

Advertising
Ahming
Auditing
Banking
Beijing
Boeing
Bowling
Broadcasting
Browsing
Camping
Casting
Catering
Checking
Closing
King
Marketing
Quickstorming
Rating
Shopping
Thing

Synonyms and antonyms of Lemming in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lemming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEMMING

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The translations of Lemming from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lemming» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

旅鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

leming
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

lemming
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

लेम्मिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

اللآموس ضرب من القوارض
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

лемминг
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

lemingue
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

lemming
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

lemming
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

lemming
190 millions of speakers

German

Lemming
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

レミング
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

나그네 쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

Lemming
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

lemming
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

எலி போன்ற விலங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

lemming
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

yaban sıçanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

lemming
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

leming
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

лемінг
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

Lemming
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

αρουραίος των βορειών χωρών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

lemming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

lämmel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

lemming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lemming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEMMING»

The term «Lemming» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEMMING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lemming» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lemming» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Lemming

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «LEMMING»

Discover the use of Lemming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lemming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Das Schweigen des Lemming: Lemmings dritter Fall
Stefan Slupetzky ist ein heißer Kandidat.» (Hamburger Abendblatt)
Stefan Slupetzky, 2009
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Der Fall des Lemming
Witzig, skurril, abgründig – eine süchtigmachende Wiener Mischung Leopold Wallisch, Spitzname «Lemming» ist auf Betreiben seines bösartigen Kollegen Krotznig aus der Mordkommission entlassen worden.
Stefan Slupetzky, 2009
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Aus der Natur
Der gemeine Lemming (U?oä«8 lemmu»), der bekannteste unter seinen Genossen, ist ungefähr 5 Zoll lang. Sein Bau ist ge» drungen und die Beine kurz. Sein langhaariger Pelz wässert sich braun auf gelbem Grunde und steckt sich schwarz, ...
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Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während ...
Da der Halsband-Lemming nach den Erfahrungen die ich auf meiner Reise gemacht im Winter, gleich seinen übrigen Landesgenossen, ein weisses Kleid anlegt, so wechselt sein Aeusseres, je nach den 4 verschiedenen Jahreszeiten ...
Aleksandr Fedorovich Middendorf, 1867
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Geographische Geschichte des Menschen und der allgemein ...
Erster. Abschnitt. Der. Lemming. ") id?l> t diesem Thiere mache ich desto lieber den Anfang, "" nicht nur, weil es höher, als die Folgenden in Norden lebt, sondern weil die Vermuthung, welch« ich bereits vor vier Jahre äußerte, ö) daß der iem» ...
Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, 1780
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Polargebiete
Was bedeutet der Lemming für die Schnee Eule? Eine kleine Wühlmausart, der Lemming, spielt für viele kleinere Raubtiere eine ebenso wichtige Rolle wie das Rentier für den Wolf. Die Lemminge überleben den Winter unter dem Schnee.
‎1993
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Tauzieher: Heinrich Rondi, Heinrich Schneidereit, Liste Der ...
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Bcher Gruppe, 2010
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Morgenblatt für gebildete leser
-Am! Briefen. des. Doktor«. LeMming,. geschrieben. auf. sein». Reise. in. Frankreich. und. Spanien. (Forts««»»«.) Tscnrial, im VU«». Ich wählte zu meiner Reise Hieher, Hie Art zu reis«, ...
9
Eläintieteellisiä julkaisuja: Annales zoologici
Just a few minutes earlier one lemming had turned off the path to shrubby growth characterized by a dense undergrowth (mainly of Urtica dioeca). When the stoat arrived at the place where the lemming had left the path, the lemming rushed ...
Suomalainen Eläin- ja Kasvitieteellinen Seura Vanamo, 1963
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Der Berglemming: Lemmus lemmus
(1961): Seasonal change of habitat in the Norwegian Lemming, Lemmus lemmus (L.). - ebd. Ser. A. IV. Biol. 55, S. 1—72; dgl. (1962a): Norwegian lemmings. - Animal Kingdom 65, S. 18—23; dgl. (1962b): On the fluctuations in the numbers of ...
Kai Curry-Lindahl, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEMMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lemming is used in the context of the following news items.
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ORF III am Mittwoch: Rot-weiß-rotes Krimidoppel mit „Der Fall des ...
September 2016, auf dem Programm von ORF III Kultur und Information: Im Hauptabend ermitteln in der Stefan-Slupetzky-Verfilmung „Der Fall des Lemming“ ... «APA OTS, Sep 16»
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Volleyball's Lemming ready for the challenge
Lemming is also a good player who is only getting better. Her 23 kills and nine blocks in three matches during the season-opening Holiday Inn Invitational ... «Xenia Gazette, Sep 16»
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Sei kein Lemming!
Vor einigen Jahren näherte sich eine Herde Lemminge einer hohen Felsklippe. Kurz darauf stürzten sich alle in die Tiefe. Was hat die Tierchen dazu getrieben, ... «finews.ch, May 16»
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Naked robber entered through doggie door
According to the police report, the man later identified as Jarrod Lemming "was completely naked". Deputies told him to put his hands up, but he didn't. His left ... «13WMAZ.com, Apr 16»
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Was war. Was wird. Von Krisennummern und anderen Telefon ...
Totalüberwachung der Kommunikation. Manche dunkle Phantasien von Sicherheitsfanatikern treiben Hal Faber den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn. Lemminge sind ... «Heise Newsticker, Nov 15»
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Exclusive: Interview with a lemming
I had a chat with one of the senior lemmings in the business world the other day. Why? Because it's pretty clear that it's lemmings that move the markets, and ... «Fortune, Sep 15»
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Are Lemmings Really Suicidal? The Truth Behind Animal Myths
When lemmings encounter water bodies, some are jostled into swimming, Jarrell says, and, being unable to swim far, "huge numbers wash up on the beaches.". «National Geographic, May 15»
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The Little Lemming That Could (Bite Your Face Off)
In a world of shy, quiet-as-a-mouse rodents, one lemming is the exact opposite. It attacks when it should retreat to a hole. It squeals and shrieks when it should ... «Discover Magazine, Feb 15»
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When lemmings attack: Why carrying on like a deranged squeaky ...
Life in post-apocalyptic Tokyo is a rough, but you know who would probably get along okay in it? The Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus). Because look at ... «Scientific American, Feb 15»
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Aggressiver Berglemming attackiert Videokamera
Die Bissigkeit der Lemminge sei einzigartig unter kleinen Nagern, berichtet Malte Andersson von der Universität Göteborg im Fachmagazin "Behavioral Ecology ... «SPIEGEL ONLINE, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lemming [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-de/lemming>. Jun 2026 ».
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