daggmask
Swedish
Etymology
dagg (“dew”) + mask (“worm”), used since 1753 in the current sense (Lumbricus terrestris), but earlier of other worms and snails (without a shell), compare English dewsnail.
Declension
| Declension of daggmask | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | daggmask | daggmasken | daggmaskar | daggmaskarna |
| Genitive | daggmasks | daggmaskens | daggmaskars | daggmaskarnas |
Synonyms
- metmask
- regnmask
References
- daggmask in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- daggmask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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