# der Siebenschläfer

der Siebenschläfer is a German noun meaning “edible dormouse”. Forms: des Siebenschläfers, die Siebenschläfer.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Siebenschläfers
- Plural: die Siebenschläfer

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. соня-полчок, полчок

## Meanings

1. edible dormouse
2. (one of) the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
3. Seven Sleepers Day, June 27
4. _figurative_ sleepyhead, one who sleeps a lot or rises late
5. dormouse; fat dormouse; edible dormouse
   - Der Siebenschläfer ist in unseren Obstgärten daheim.

## Examples

- Ich bin müde wie ein Siebenschläfer. — I am tired like a dormouse.

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