eldertongue

Old English · noun

æta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈæː.tɑ/
Syllables
ˈæː · tɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
eater

Meaning

  1. eater

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ētijô. Equivalent to etan (“to eat”) + -a (agent suffix).

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