tvestjärt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish twestiærter, equivalent of tve- (“two”) +‎ stjärt (“tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²tveːˌɧɛrt/

Noun

tvestjärt c

common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Declension

Declension of tvestjärt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tvestjärt	tvestjärten	tvestjärtar	tvestjärtarna
Genitive	tvestjärts	tvestjärtens	tvestjärtars	tvestjärtarnas

References

tvestjärt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
tvestjärt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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