# die Eintagsfliege

die Eintagsfliege is a German noun meaning “mayfly”. Forms: der Eintagsfliege, die Eintagsfliegen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Eintagsfliege
- Plural: die Eintagsfliegen

## In other languages

- Русский: подёнка

## Meanings

1. mayfly
2. _colloquial · figurative_ nine day wonder, flash in the pan (something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned)

## Examples

- Das war nur eine Eintagsfliege. — It was just a flash in the pan.

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