# der Wetterfrosch

der Wetterfrosch is a German noun meaning “A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.”. Forms: des Wetterfrosches, die Wetterfrösche.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wetterfrosches
- Plural: die Wetterfrösche

## Meanings

1. A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.
2. _figurative · humorous_ A meterologist, weatherman.

## Examples

- Der Wetterfrosch sagt, ein Sturm zieht auf. — The weatherman says a storm is coming.

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