The article is devoted to the structural description of the dictionary of the winged words used in modern literary German language. It is suitable for Belarusians studying German as a foreign language. It shows texts as a source of winged words in the German language; principles of dictionary building, its scope, as well as examples of lexicographic descriptions of winged words as dated as the actual German sources themselves. Each and every German winged word in the dictionary has an equivalent in the Belarusian language. Therefore, the dictionary can be useful for Germans studying Belarusian as well.